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We need to get rid of taxes being separately listed as well. Taxes should be treated as a business expense. I pay you for food, then you pay for electricity, wa
by dheera 3y ago
We need to get rid of taxes being separately listed as well. Taxes should be treated as a business expense. I pay you for food, then you pay for electricity, water, heat, supplies, taxes, insurance, etc. and keep the profits. That's how it works.
Just state one number on the menu for each item and charge exactly that number. I'm more likely to buy something that says "$12" than "$10+taxes" because it's deterministic and not some vague probability distribution in my head of how much "taxes" is.
- konha 3y agoThat’s how it works in Germany. Consumers see final prices and an itemized invoice shows how much tax is included in the price. Advertising prices to consumers that do not include taxes is against consumer protection laws over here.
- apricot 3y agoExactly. As a customer, what matters is my out-of-pocket expenses. I don't care what portion goes to the store, the distributor, the wholesaler, or the government. I care about how much I pay. I am fortunate to live in a country where the price that's advertised is the price I pay, but every time I visit the United States I am amazed that people are OK with buying something without it being clear in advance how much it costs. And let's not even start about your demented health care pricing.