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It is a laughable excuse. Literally every other country figured this out. It is not like borders and taxes exist only in the US.
by shmel 6y ago
It is a laughable excuse. Literally every other country figured this out. It is not like borders and taxes exist only in the US.
- withinboredom 6y agoLuckily, in places like here in the EU, when watching Dutch TV, I don't see prices that I'd expect in Germany. When someone buys my goods from Germany, I might pay German VAT or they might pay Netherlands VAT. It depends. Point is, I don't have to think about taxes, the business handles it. But here's the other kicker. The Netherlands VAT is ~21%, the German VAT is/was 19%. It's a pretty simple difference that's basically negligible. In Kentucky, sales tax is 6%, but in Ohio it's 5.75%, not that big of a difference. Oh wait, in Ohio it's 0% going through the drive thru. In Tennessee, sometimes there's no sales tax on clothing. Tax is a political tool in the US, not so much elsewhere.