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Re:Amazon adds 5% ‘fuel and inflation surcharge’ to seller fees by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Thursday April 14, 2022 @03:19PM (#31031983)
Breaking out the tax is usually a way to make your customers feel the pain of paying that tax.

The goal isn't to dupe them by falsely advertising lower prices, it's to get them to support lower taxes on your business.

Likewise, it's anti-big-government politicians that want to keep sales tax separate in America.

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Re:Amazon adds 5% ‘fuel and inflation surcharge’ to seller fees by nickserv on Saturday April 16, 2022 @07:47AM (#31051572)
Taxes are always shown on the receipt, it's not like they're hidden from customers.
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