Comment on What taxes are on a can of NOS in California?
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 weeks agoAnyway, the rates that you described is not correct. The current rates are:
In my defense, I am going by what is printed on the can itself. It says ten cents for CA, and 5 cents for ME, VT, MA, NY, HI, ans IA.
litchralee@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Overstating the tax and then being charged less, that’s going to be less jarring to consumers than the opposite situation, where people are charged more than what it says on the can haha
But I get it: taxes are hard, since even the supposed simplicity of a “flat tax” rate still requires exemptions and exceptions everywhere. Otherwise, people will get away with paying less tax than they ought, or more tax than is reasonably fair, or that the purpose of the tax is wholly defeated.
Taxation systems: simple to administer, easy to understand, fair. Pick at most two. Anyone who says they’ve come up with a system that achieves all three perfectly is a liar or a conman.