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> If consumers valued it, tax-inclusive pricing might be worth the effort. But in America, we don't. That's not true. I would guess the vast majority of consum
by ramblenode 3y ago
> If consumers valued it, tax-inclusive pricing might be worth the effort. But in America, we don't.
That's not true. I would guess the vast majority of consumers would at least slightly prefer that the tax be included in the display price. The problem is those consumers aren't an organized interest group, whereas retailers are. It's not a "cultural preference"--it's just the inability of the political system to address large but diffuse problems.
- AlchemistCamp 3y agoI sincerely doubt that. I prefer to know how much of the price is from taxes because of transparency, as I mentioned in another comment on this thread. Furthermore, literally everywhere I’ve lived in America, I had 3+ local sales tax rates within my typical shopping range and it’s nice to know which areas have lower rates so I can preferentially make larger shopping trips there.
- Sabinus 3y ago>I prefer to know how much of the price is from taxes because of transparency, as I mentioned in another comment on this thread. In the current system, to get that information you have to compare the label cost to the cost you paid. How is that more simple and convenient than looking up sales taxes in your area, or mandating they be displayed on labels in addition to price?
- graftak 3y agoSales tax is always printed on the receipt so it’s glanceable, often it is itemised too as product types might fall into varying tax brackets.