> It's totally possible to imagine a VAT-type regime with US-style consumer rules, where you'd have to figure out if your bread was actually bread before puttin

> It's totally possible to imagine a VAT-type regime with US-style consumer rules, where you'd have to figure out if your bread was actually bread before putting it in the shopping basket. That would be hilarious, especially if you're shopping with friends. It would be ludicrous though to actually implement, rather like the US's sales-tax system.