Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by orangepanda on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:47AM
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How does that work with sales tax not being included in the displayed price?
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Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by civilized on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:53AM
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The website is an explanation of the law, not the actual law itself. I'm sure the actual law does not require sales tax to be included in the displayed price.
Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by stonemetal12 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:56AM
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Since he specifically mentions grocery stores, groceries aren't taxed.
Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by mminer237 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:04AM
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TIL that's a thing. Illinois has a lower tax rate on groceries but still taxes them.
Also, grocery stores sell a lot more than just groceries.
Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by bombcar on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:23AM
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State sales tax laws are all over the place; in many states the general idea is "don't tax necessities" which leads to silly things like buying a sandwich is tax free (like socks in Minnesota), but if you ask them to warm up the sandwich BEFORE sale it is taxed. If you ask them to warm up YOUR sandwich after sale, it's tax-free.
Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by stonemetal12 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:16AM
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Cool, TIL grocery taxes exist.
Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by irrational on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:14AM
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Or it could be a state like Oregon where there is no sales tax on anything.