In article <1129611002-sch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, m.purves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
[...]
> it is 4% of the total which calculates itself to an add-on og
> 4.166666666666666666(and however many 6es you can add after that) of
> the
> price. Depending on the price of the item 4.1666 and 4.167 comes
> out to the same, or not, but for small price items it's in the
> rounding errors. There's no allowance to help defray the cost.
> I wish ...
There was an article (can't remember where but it was online) by Lowell
Kalapa of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii that explains the additional
..166%.
> You pay for your own stamp even if the total tax you
> pay is $0.25 in 6 months.
>
> BTW: the wholesale rate is 0.05%.
Yep! And does it ever get confusing on what the State justifies as
wholesale...at least in my industry. Am I working for someone who
manufactures the 'end product' or am I working for someone who is also
working for someone who manufactures the 'end product'? That is the
question!
Re: F**K! ... that is the price you will have to pay. ... The tax isn't in lieu of that you know, ... provide services free that you would have to pay for otherwise. ... so much for that that saving completely offsets your high gas tax?... (rec.motorcycles)
Re: Obama ... Without knowing more about the relationship and currency markets, I'm not going to comment further on this 'linking.' ... There's probably some much slower "normal" increase in price in things they get from elsewhere and in things they buy that are produced within their own country. ... Oil used to cost 30 euros or 30 dollars. ... As far as I can recall, you haven't even admitted that the 40% drop in the dollar against other currencies means we'll have to pay 40% more for imports, and also have to pay more for home-based goods that are affected by imports. ... (soc.retirement)
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Re: Bush Sez "The Economy is "GREAT"???? ... Why is it we now pay more for a pound of fruit ... The Affordability Index, published by the National Association of Realtors, has plunged 20 points nationally over the past three years and more in the northeast and west. ... Even if houses were to rise in price(as they generally do, over time), if salaries and incomes of the working middle class rise, then affordability remains low. ... The problem is that we have few resources other than the land which is limited and we are severely limited in what we can do to compete with mainland markets for goods and services that we might produce simply because our supply lines and transportation costs are higher than for similar businesses on the mainland. ... (soc.retirement)
Re: Viable hydrogen vehicle by 2010 ... when the Ocean Levels rise as they are willing to pay any price to keep on ... Now imagine the Ocean levels rise 30 feet. ... A lot of people pay top ... Producing hydrogen is like tree farming, if a farmer plants trees, takes care ... (sci.energy.hydrogen)
