Re:Amazon’s algorithm is hiding the best deal from many cust...
by brownbat on Sunday September 25, 2016 @10:34AM
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Really great point, I'm definitely sympathetic to that concern and don't want to allow "hidden taxes."
I think there's a risk though, I don't think people here realize how much the state is charging either, they just slide a card and never look at a receipt.
And in general, while I want people to know the price of taxes, if that comes at the cost of not knowing the price of goods, then I worry that cost is very steep. Government transparency is a priority for me, but price transparency a slightly higher one.
Maybe an ideal compromise here would be a bolded final price, with a breakdown of how much in tax and fees beside that, or broken out on any receipt.
I think there's a risk though, I don't think people here realize how much the state is charging either, they just slide a card and never look at a receipt.
And in general, while I want people to know the price of taxes, if that comes at the cost of not knowing the price of goods, then I worry that cost is very steep. Government transparency is a priority for me, but price transparency a slightly higher one.
Maybe an ideal compromise here would be a bolded final price, with a breakdown of how much in tax and fees beside that, or broken out on any receipt.