• brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Service charges are bullshit. Businesses need to advertise the full price of the food.

    Imo, this is simply unacceptable.

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      1 year ago

      While we’re at it, how about we make the price on the label be the price you pay at the register across the board?

      Other countries don’t do this… The price is the price, no surprise sales tax or service charges. The way we do it is insane

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        1 year ago

        Our taxes in general would need an overhaul for this. City tax, county tax, state tax. There is a different tax rate on different products.

        I’m not against it, it’s just that the way the USA is organized with city, county, state, and federal hierarchies each able to levy taxes makes the implementation burdensome. Not impossible, but very difficult.

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          1 year ago

          Nope, not an issue. It’s easier even… You buy a frozen pizza, a bag of flour, and a case of beer. All three of those might have different taxes… You can add it up at the register, or you can add them separately when you print the price labels