Keep the customer satisfied

[Imran Siddiqui]

I would have thought, regardless of tax, a nationally set base price for any given product would be less than optimum. The cost of living and average income varies from state to state, no?

It would be more trouble to calculate a different price for each area when doing a nationwide sales campaign.

[Snotty]

Or advertise it at $99 total and the stores in higher tax areas have to lose a little more of thier profit.

[notyoueither]

When a Euro gets a job offer, do you ask what the salary will be after deductions?

[Snotty]

I never have for any 'legitimate' job, only for trade like jobs would I want to know if the if they were cash-in-hand or not

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Snotty
Or advertise it at $99 total and the stores in higher tax areas have to lose a little more of thier profit.

Be serious.

[Snotty]

But stores already to choose to take a bite out of their profits by locating in more expensive areas, have to pay their staff more etc. If there is a nationwide campaign then surely some stores are going to be making more net profit at the end of the day anyway. If they can live with this discrepancy in their profits, then why not the tax as well?

[notyoueither]

Why eat the tax differences, would be the better question. Adding tax on is part of the culture.

I like it, as stated earlier, because consumers are faced with the cost of government every time they buy something.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by notyoueither
When a Euro gets a job offer, do you ask what the salary will be after deductions?

Deductions vary from person to person depending on individual circumstances, so of course not silly

[notyoueither]

And taxes vary from place to place (some places in the States from city to city) and some people don't have to pay them at all.

[Provost Harrison]

But not that individual item in that particular place. If you don't pay VAT (or equivalent) you get the receipt and reclaim it

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Why eat the tax differences, would be the better question. Adding tax on is part of the culture.

I like it, as stated earlier, because consumers are faced with the cost of government every time they buy something.

Bingo!

[q=Snotty]But stores already to choose to take a bite out of their profits by locating in more expensive areas, have to pay their staff more etc. If there is a nationwide campaign then surely some stores are going to be making more net profit at the end of the day anyway. If they can live with this discrepancy in their profits, then why not the tax as well?[/q]

Since they are losing some of their profits, why not lose some more? Do you realize how silly that is . Losing profits due to being located in more expensive areas is simply the price of being a chain. Losing more money just for the the Hell of it seems a bit silly.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
But not that individual item in that particular place. If you don't pay VAT (or equivalent) you get the receipt and reclaim it

We're talking about national advertising, and other reasons that our taxes are added on.

And why should we require people to jump to the tune of the bureacracy to get refunds for something they shouldn't have to pay in the first place?

You Euros seem far too accepting of the nannystate and seem quite comfortable being shielded from the costs of it.

[Gibsie]

So do you guys just like flash a tax exempt card or something and not have to pay the tax?

Hey how about this insane compromise: retailers/ advertisers must list the price and add the words "plus tax" at the same size. No confusion that way, eh?

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by notyoueither


We're talking about national advertising, and other reasons that our taxes are added on.

And why should we require people to jump to the tune of the bureacracy to get refunds for something they shouldn't have to pay in the first place?

You Euros seem far too accepting of the nannystate and seem quite comfortable being shielded from the costs of it.

Trolled

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by notyoueither
You Euros seem far too accepting of the nannystate and seem quite comfortable being shielded from the costs of it.

If acceptance of taxes means we avoid having people like Bush as our head of state, I do not see the problem.