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I just went into a corner gas station and was charged 13 cent tax on a Sunday Paper that has a $2.00 price on the front page. WTF :shock: :?


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I just went into a corner gas station and was charged 13 cent tax on a Sunday Paper that has a $2.00 price on the front page. WTF :shock: :?

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When I lived in Miami if you bought the Miami Herald from a newspaper vending machine you paid the .35 that was printed on the front page as the price. If you bought it at a news stand it was .37 because of the sales tax. :(

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I just went into a corner gas station and was charged 13 cent tax on a Sunday Paper that has a $2.00 price on the front page. WTF :shock: :?

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When I lived in Miami if you bought the Miami Herald from a newspaper vending machine you paid the .35 that was printed on the front page as the price. If you bought it at a news stand it was .37 because of the sales tax. :(


But the .13 cents in taxes don’t add up… How does that figure on $2.00? Who has 6.5 cent sales tax on a dollar?

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I just went into a corner gas station and was charged 13 cent tax on a Sunday Paper that has a $2.00 price on the front page. WTF :shock: :?

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When I lived in Miami if you bought the Miami Herald from a newspaper vending machine you paid the .35 that was printed on the front page as the price. If you bought it at a news stand it was .37 because of the sales tax. :(


ID you are right again my amigo. Last week I bought a Sunday paper at a store that had none in the store but a box outside. I got 8 quarters and bought the rag 8)

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But the .13 cents in taxes don’t add up… How does that figure on $2.00? Who has 6.5 cent sales tax on a dollar?


Do not know where you live but a sales tax rate of 6.5% is not unusual. In many states that would be considered on the low side. Additionally some states allow local jurisdictions to piggy back and additional percentage on the States base rate. Ask someone what the current rate is in NYC :shock:

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But the .13 cents in taxes don’t add up… How does that figure on $2.00? Who has 6.5 cent sales tax on a dollar?


Do not know where you live but a sales tax rate of 6.5% is not unusual. In many states that would be considered on the low side. Additionally some states allow local jurisdictions to piggy back and additional percentage on the States base rate. Ask someone what the current rate is in NYC :shock:


Hummm, I didn’t know that. I live just south of Detroit. Not bragging. Lol :cry:

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.

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What really frosts my cojones is states slapping an excise tax on certain classes of items then taxing the resulting price. Alcohol and tobacco, for example.

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.


10.25 percent? WTF!!! :shock:

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.


10.25 percent? WTF!!! :shock:


I buy 99% of all my items in the Internet.

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.


10.25 percent? WTF!!! :shock:


I buy 99% of all my items in the Internet.


Man I don’t blame you! Smart idea………

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.


You ! I live in Costa Rica and the import tax is more than what I paid in the USA for many things. And here Levi Jeans are 90 bucks due to import taxes. $27.99 at Kohls in the USA.

oops. $27.99 plus tax.

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Phuck you all homos. I live in Cook County, Illinois. Look that one up.


You ! I live in Costa Rica and the import tax is more than what I paid in the USA for many things. And here Levi Jeans are 90 bucks due to import taxes. $27.99 at Kohls in the USA.

oops. $27.99 plus tax.


I doubt too many ticos are paying $90 for jeans. When in Rome …

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