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:We call it sales tax, and it doesn't have the chaining-effect on every stage of production that VAT does, but yeah. It's rarely calculated into the sticker price. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.246|162.158.106.246]] 16:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC) | :We call it sales tax, and it doesn't have the chaining-effect on every stage of production that VAT does, but yeah. It's rarely calculated into the sticker price. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.246|162.158.106.246]] 16:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC) | ||
− | Is food taxed where Randall lives? It's not where I live and I was under the impression that it's not in most of the US. It's not uncommon for me to go to a store after working out and buying a protein bar for exactly $1. <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> | + | Is food taxed where Randall lives? It's not where I live and I was under the impression that it's not in most of the US. It's not uncommon for me to go to a store after working out and buying a protein bar for exactly $1. <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> {{unsigned ip|162.158.63.22}} |
+ | :Use the sign button on the top or omit the ''nowiki'' tag when you sign your comment. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 16:44, 13 July 2018 (UTC) | ||
:Living smack-dab in the center of the US and I can tell you that pretty much everything has a sales tax. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.70.239|172.69.70.239]] 16:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC) Sam | :Living smack-dab in the center of the US and I can tell you that pretty much everything has a sales tax. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.70.239|172.69.70.239]] 16:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC) Sam |
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Is this a reference to how shops in America don't include VAT in price labels? (It's my first time trying to contribute to this so sorry if I get some format stuff wrong)
- Yeah, Randall would love it in Europe! (you should sign your posts with ~~~~ though) --172.68.51.22 15:53, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
- It is a commentary on overly complex taxes and fees on things that really shouldn't have fees applied (I can think of hardly anything that really should have a fee applied, or be taxed really, but that's a political-philosophical discussion for another space-time coordinate) 172.69.70.239 16:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC) Sam
- We call it sales tax, and it doesn't have the chaining-effect on every stage of production that VAT does, but yeah. It's rarely calculated into the sticker price. 162.158.106.246 16:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
Is food taxed where Randall lives? It's not where I live and I was under the impression that it's not in most of the US. It's not uncommon for me to go to a store after working out and buying a protein bar for exactly $1. ~~~~ 162.158.63.22 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Use the sign button on the top or omit the nowiki tag when you sign your comment. --Dgbrt (talk) 16:44, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
- Living smack-dab in the center of the US and I can tell you that pretty much everything has a sales tax. 172.69.70.239 16:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC) Sam
- Groceries, such as apples, should not be taxed, but I believe that processed foods are taxed. Actually, nevermind, this is state dependent: [1] 172.68.46.137 16:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
- In my experience food is indeed taxed like everything else, but businesses will sometimes set the actual price of the item slightly below $1, such that the tax makes it cost exactly $1. The example that comes to mind is the soft-serve ice cream at IKEA. PotatoGod (talk) 16:31, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
The closest thing this can relate to a for a European is buying dinners or hotel rooms if you come from a corrupt East or Southern European country where "tourists tax" is a real thing and added out of nowhere on top of the regular price, because the regular price only have to include regular taxes.162.158.202.58 16:39, 13 July 2018 (UTC)