Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Commerce

Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by Eumenes on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:31AM (#37890562)

Parent comment was talking about VAT taxes in the EU and you're harping on libertarians and republicans in the US? Strange

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Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by lokar on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:36AM (#37890618)

I generally assume when people say VAT in a general context they also mean sales tax (and the reverse)

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Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by balls187 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:56AM (#37890815)

I read the original comment as it didn’t make sense that prices in the US aren’t inclusive of taxes.

It’s less about harping on political ideologies and instead provided rationale as to why US prices aren’t transparent.

The commenter who brought up Sales tax variations is partially correct, and the lack of political will to adopt a progressive consumption tax is also partially to blame.

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