Really surprised to hear they have sales tax on ALL food, not just packaged stuff or restaurant food! Not sure what the rationale is for that.
Its a republican majority in Missouri.
That’s why.
And yes I know a republican suggested this bill. It’s all theater. Get one of them to introduce something like this so the rest can strike it down but then you feel some slight glimmer of hope because, “well_ they are trying to help us!!”
But they aren’t. They never are.
anything but taxing the rich
Didn’t you know? Billionaires eat hundreds of millions of steaks a year!
In the EU and the UK all food has sales tax. It’s around 20 percent for “luxury” food and around 5 percent for necessary food like bread and milk (some countries have more levels, like France, which has 20, 10, 5 and 2.5).
you must live in Florida.
Far from it dude! I’m in Canada.
oh, yeah. most US states still require sales tax on all food, regardless of if it’s raw or not.
it’s yet another one of those things Americans don’t realize how fucked up it is until someone points out why it’s fucked up.
Only 10 states still do: https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/states-that-still-tax-groceries
The vast majority of states do not tax food items.
keep in mind the definition of what foods are and are not taxed vary from state to state.
some state may not tax you for a box of cereal, while another will because it’s been prepared and is “ready to eat”.
that would mean that the only time tax benefit would help consumers is when they are buying raw foods such as fruits and vegetables. something that most Americans can’t afford and usually purchase canned (processed).
just because a state has a law that forbids them from “taxing groceries” doesn’t mean there’s a direct benefit to consumers.
Yeah US sales tax applies to everything. It’s not like HST that varies by product
I didn’t realize there were states where groceries were taxed.
There are states where they aren’t?!
Connecticut has sales tax on most things but not groceries except for certain things like energy drinks and sodas.
i mean they have to compensate by having next to no corporate or income tax, those are usually the POORER states too.
I thought states that taxes groceries were the norm. If this is not true I will be even madder.
I’ve lived in Missouri my whole life and never really grocery shop when I go out of state. You telling me other states just pay the sticker price?
yes, besides maybe niche items like soda.
On food items, yes.
I live in ohio. Food not taxed, drinks are.
In OHIO.
Yeah, Ohio has its shit together more than your state.
Ohio functioned remotely ok not that long ago
Yeah, it’s only been the last 30-40 years that we’ve been falling down the same rabbit hole that places like OK or AL have.
Bad news for ya. Texas checking in with tax-free food
we still have grocery tax in my state. I think at the least they should not allow tax on fresh foods and I would include bags of beans and grains as fresh.
Some states probably really really want to tax your tax if they could.
State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, said the bill is an attempt to increase affordability for Missourians as prices rise.
Read that over and over again, Missourians.
You may have misread something here, Coleman is in favour of the bill, not against.
What is the issue?
Read it again! (jk)
poor and hungry people will work for much less wage than people with proper nutrition and savings accounts.
Yeah fuck the bill’s sponsor and her desire to reduce costs for a family of four by $50 every month
State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, said the bill is an attempt to increase affordability for Missourians as prices rise.
“Missourians are paying more and more for necessities,” Coleman said. “Most of us agree fundamentally that essential services should not be funded on the backs of the poor.”
Coleman said a family of four would save $54 per month with the removal of grocery sales tax.
It’s nice to try to reduce the cost for the citizens but with less tax money some other tax needs to be increased or some service will have to save money.
Dimmitt also said that because the bulk of property taxes go to schools and other jurisdictions, local governments rely on sales taxes to fund police and fire departments, road repairs, trash and recycling, among many other services.
Easy, take some of the taxes that’s going to the police and do something useful with them
The state of misery always lives up to its name.
Tax cuts only benefit corporations. They already price their goods at the maximum that consumers will (read: are able to) pay. Guess what happens if consumers can suddenly pay 10% more because they don’t have to pay 10% tax?
No. There is nuance to the tax cut and tax levy argument. Circumstances matter. Cutting taxes on groceries would immediately lower food prices for everyone, the poor included.
So the opposite must be true too right? When taxes go way up companies drop their prices to compensate because, according to you they only charge what consumers can pay. Except that doesn’t happen at all. Instead tariffs just caused prices to go way up without any intervention by corporations.
What complete nonsense.
well you no longer have to do the off-label calculation
one of the things i love about australian taxes: by law the displayed price must include all taxes… the price on the label/menu/sign/website/whatever is the price you pay… by law
always catches me out in the US adding tax and tip 😓 i end up spending way more than i’d intended and having a far worse experience because of it
It’s usually even more sinister for tips when using machines as the % is calculated on the total (including tax). Duplicitous bullshit.
