Re: but really...how much does it costs?

In VA food is taxed, those with food stamps are not charged tax, in
cash or otherwise. I worked in retail, food and other stuff, until I
retired last January.

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA



On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:23:29 GMT, nightmiste@xxxxxxxxx (NightMist)
wrote:

>
>Whoa!
>
>Wrong wrong wrong!
>
>Some stores let you buy taxed food items but charge you cash for the
>tax. Some do not let you buy any item which has a tax on it. Either
>way if a food item is taxed you pay the tax. I imagine it varies
>state to state. I know that NY is a bit confusing over what is taxed
>and sometimes what is foodstampable, and I imagine it is much the
>same elsewhere.
>
>NightMist
>
>On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:40:17 -0600, "SNIGDIBBLY" <snigdibbly@xxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>Poor people on food stamps don't pay sales tax on the food they purchase
>>with the stamps any where in the US. Missouri doesn't charge tax on food
>>items but Arkansas does. If I need a lot of things I drive the few miles to
>>the Missouri state line and shop at the Walmart Super Center in Jane, MO to
>>avoid sales tax. That reminds me. I live in a dry county and I need to
>>drive to the state line to pick up some rum for my fruit cakes and some
>>apple brandy for the thanksgiving punch.
>>
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>>"DrQuilter" <mvignali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:3uc27jF10jabbU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>i don't think children clothings are excluded here... are they? not really
>>>sure what you don't pay sales tax on, milk? It is 8.8% in WA state, but we
>>>don't have to 'do' state or local taxes come April (I lived in PA before
>>>and they did have all that). Best of both worlds is to live in the WA/OR
>>>border, you can shop in OR with no sales tax and live in WA with no state
>>>tax. Back home the IVA (or VAT - IVA stands for added tax to the value) is
>>>in the range of 25% too.... If I understand it correctly, sales taxes hurt
>>>poor people more, who must still buy things, while property taxes should
>>>affect more affluent people more... BTW, shouldn't cotton fabric be
>>>considered essential????
>>>
>>> Morag in Oxford wrote:
>>>
>>>> VAT here in the UK is 17.5% and isn't charged on all items. You don't
>>>> pay it on what the government class as "essentials" like food, books and
>>>> children's clothing. It is factored into the price though - if the tag
>>>> says £10 per metre that's what you pay. The VAT is never shown as a
>>>> separate figure unless you're a business person dealing with invoices and
>>>> the suchlike.
>>>>
>>>> I remember b
>>>
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>>> (take the dog out for a walk)
>>
>>

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