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Old 01-15-2020, 09:41 AM
Capt. Mike Capt. Mike is offline
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Originally Posted by sloride View Post
Sneaky, that way low information peeps have no idea how much of that is a tax not the price of the item. Much like our FICA only shows half of the amount you were separated from, does not include employers share contributed.
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Originally Posted by Autoputzer View Post
The problem with European VAT's is that you can't see what the real tax is.

I remember local merchants not using pennies in making change in the 1980's up in high-cost Monmouth Country, New Jersey.
It is what it is. If I think something is too much, I don’t buy it. If I agree to the price, what difference does it make as to what part is taxes and what part not?
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