Re:Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law
by AlchemistCamp on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:53PM
(#37835226)
I sincerely doubt that. I prefer to know how much of the price is from taxes because of transparency, as I mentioned in another comment on this thread.
Furthermore, literally everywhere I’ve lived in America, I had 3+ local sales tax rates within my typical shopping range and it’s nice to know which areas have lower rates so I can preferentially make larger shopping trips there.
Re:Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law
by Sabinus on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:45PM
(#37839219)
>I prefer to know how much of the price is from taxes because of transparency, as I mentioned in another comment on this thread.
In the current system, to get that information you have to compare the label cost to the cost you paid. How is that more simple and convenient than looking up sales taxes in your area, or mandating they be displayed on labels in addition to price?
That's not true. I would guess the vast majority of consumers would at least slightly prefer that the tax be included in the display price. The problem is those consumers aren't an organized interest group, whereas retailers are. It's not a "cultural preference"--it's just the inability of the political system to address large but diffuse problems.