{"id":1144,"date":"2017-11-02T17:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T16:56:09","slug":"palm-beach-post-tax-free-holiday-for-life-yes-for-91k-veterans-in-palm-beach-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/02\/palm-beach-post-tax-free-holiday-for-life-yes-for-91k-veterans-in-palm-beach-county\/","title":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/business\/tax-free-holiday-for-life-yes-for-91k-veterans-palm-beach-county\/wKdzbMOhatz2bOa0rquQIL\/\">Palm Beach Post: Tax-free holiday for life? Yes for 91K veterans in Palm Beach County<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2017\/11\/02\/palm-beach-post-tax-free-holiday-for-life-yes-for-91k-veterans-in-palm-beach-county\/newsengin_20173912_110517-veteran-shoppers-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/newsEngin_20173912_110517-VETERAN-SHOPPERS-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"newsEngin_20173912_110517-VETERAN-SHOPPERS-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/newsEngin_20173912_110517-VETERAN-SHOPPERS-1.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/newsEngin_20173912_110517-VETERAN-SHOPPERS-1.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1145 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/newsEngin_20173912_110517-VETERAN-SHOPPERS-1-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" \/>More than 91,000 Palm Beach County residents are getting a tax-free holiday starting on Veteran\u2019s Day, Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p>But this is no mere weekend pass. They and 21 million other veterans around the country are getting tax-free shopping for life \u2014 the trick is knowing about it and registering.<\/p>\n<p>One veteran who has already taken advantage of the offer is Gregg Matous of Jupiter, who served as a captain in the Air Force. He has been an early \u201cbeta\u201d user of the online shopping service at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shopmyexchange.com<\/a>. The formal launch comes Nov. 11. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To\u00a0see the rest of this story, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/business\/tax-free-holiday-for-life-yes-for-91k-veterans-palm-beach-county\/wKdzbMOhatz2bOa0rquQIL\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 91,000 Palm Beach County residents are getting a tax-free holiday starting on Veteran\u2019s Day, Nov. 11. But this is no mere weekend pass. They and 21 million other veterans around the country are getting tax-free shopping for life \u2014 the trick is knowing about it and registering. 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