Nevada, which has no capital-gains tax and no estate tax, is grabbing the attention of Washingtonians.
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At a Christmas party last year in Las Vegas, nearly a dozen wealthy former residents of Washington state compared notes on their transition to the desert.
They agreed that the sunshine was nice. Even better was the feeling that the state of Nevada wanted them to be there.