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Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times by mminer237 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:04AM (#31083270)
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.

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Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times by bombcar on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:23AM (#31083550)
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.
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Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times by stonemetal12 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:16AM (#31083449)
Cool, TIL grocery taxes exist.
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