Comment on You can drive 74 hours and still be in Germany. The American mind can't comprehend this.

• damnedfurry@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Europe is not a country, and Germany is not a state.

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  • Pogbom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But the point is the same right? Whether you call them countries or states or counties or municipalities, there are multiple levels of government with their own distinct tax structures, but Europe has no problem displaying the final sale price on their tags. Why would this be harder to implement in the US than in Europe?

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    • damnedfurry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Quoting from my previous comment:

      Special District Level: This is where the complexity truly explodes. There are thousands of “special taxing districts” (e.g., transit districts, school districts, stadium districts, hospital districts, fire districts, etc.) that can overlap city and county lines, each adding its own fractional sales tax rate. A single street could literally have different sales tax rates on opposite sides due to these overlapping districts.

      Is there anyplace in Europe where sales tax is THAT level of convoluted, on top of city, county, and state levels?

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  • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Germany certainly is a state if you use the right definition.

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