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> So yea, it really isn't that simple in the USA It isn’t that simple in the USA. Yet it literally is that simple in every other country in the world. I don’t

> So yea, it really isn't that simple in the USA It isn’t that simple in the USA. Yet it literally is that simple in every other country in the world. I don’t understand why the average American has such main character syndrome that they genuinely believe their country is so unique that they are unable to solve problems every other country in the world has solved. Ridiculous.

Zpalmtree 3y ago
It's a feature not a bug that states can charge different sales tax rates..
carlosjobim 3y ago
Do you understand what USA means? United States, it is a union of independent states. It's like you asking why all countries in the European Union doesn't have the same taxes or why all countries in Africa don't have the same taxes.
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moberley 3y ago
Canada has a federal tax but in some provinces it is combined with the provincial sales tax and in other provinces there is a separate tax (or none in Alberta) so the USA is not the only federation with disparate tax regimes.
ars 3y ago
Really? Taxes in France are exactly the same as in Switzerland? States in the US are analogous to countries in the rest of the world.
- shortcake27 3y ago
  > States in the US are analogous to countries in the rest of the world. But they aren’t. States are states, it’s literally in the name. Almost all countries in the world have states or an analogy to states. Again, only an American would consider each of the United States as seperate countries. Totally disconnected from reality.
  - jcranmer 3y ago
    > Almost all countries in the world have states or an analogy to states. Only 27 countries in the world are federal states, which is a very far cry from "almost all countries." The entire notion of a federal state is that both the federal government and the state government have independent loci of powers, and there are times when the state governments can tell the federal government to fuck off if the federal government wants it to do something. The exact degree to which this is possible varies from country to country. For example, you seem to be comparing the US to the UK. But Scotland is not like a US state--it has far fewer powers than a US state, and what powers it does have is entirely dependent on what the UK parliament is willing to grant it. So trying to draw an analogue between a US state and a partially-devolved country within the UK is itself a mistake.
  - carlosjobim 3y ago
    All the largest nations in the world are federations: Russia, Canada, United States, Brazil, Australia. You have to understand history and realpolitik.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    Many countries do not, in fact, have lower-level sovereignties with general powers with selective negative limits and a top level sovereign with limited, positive powers. Very many countries are more like many US states are with their subordinate counties: that is, a top level sovereign with general powers and negative limits with subordinate non-sovereign entities with limited positive powers granted by the top-level sovereigns.
    - shortcake27 3y ago
      The United Kingdom, which unlike the United States is quite literally comprised of different countries, has managed to solve this problem. Australia also has a similar setup to the USA, and has also managed to solve this problem. I don’t know the inner workings of every country, but I assume there are more in the same position. I’m sorry, but the USA is not in some crazy unique position that no other country has ever faced before. You just choose believe this inaccuracy.

Zpalmtree 3y ago

It's a feature not a bug that states can charge different sales tax rates..

carlosjobim 3y ago

Do you understand what USA means? United States, it is a union of independent states. It's like you asking why all countries in the European Union doesn't have the same taxes or why all countries in Africa don't have the same taxes.

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moberley 3y ago

Canada has a federal tax but in some provinces it is combined with the provincial sales tax and in other provinces there is a separate tax (or none in Alberta) so the USA is not the only federation with disparate tax regimes.

ars 3y ago

Really? Taxes in France are exactly the same as in Switzerland? States in the US are analogous to countries in the rest of the world.

shortcake27 3y ago
> States in the US are analogous to countries in the rest of the world. But they aren’t. States are states, it’s literally in the name. Almost all countries in the world have states or an analogy to states. Again, only an American would consider each of the United States as seperate countries. Totally disconnected from reality.
- jcranmer 3y ago
  > Almost all countries in the world have states or an analogy to states. Only 27 countries in the world are federal states, which is a very far cry from "almost all countries." The entire notion of a federal state is that both the federal government and the state government have independent loci of powers, and there are times when the state governments can tell the federal government to fuck off if the federal government wants it to do something. The exact degree to which this is possible varies from country to country. For example, you seem to be comparing the US to the UK. But Scotland is not like a US state--it has far fewer powers than a US state, and what powers it does have is entirely dependent on what the UK parliament is willing to grant it. So trying to draw an analogue between a US state and a partially-devolved country within the UK is itself a mistake.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  All the largest nations in the world are federations: Russia, Canada, United States, Brazil, Australia. You have to understand history and realpolitik.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  Many countries do not, in fact, have lower-level sovereignties with general powers with selective negative limits and a top level sovereign with limited, positive powers. Very many countries are more like many US states are with their subordinate counties: that is, a top level sovereign with general powers and negative limits with subordinate non-sovereign entities with limited positive powers granted by the top-level sovereigns.
  - shortcake27 3y ago
    The United Kingdom, which unlike the United States is quite literally comprised of different countries, has managed to solve this problem. Australia also has a similar setup to the USA, and has also managed to solve this problem. I don’t know the inner workings of every country, but I assume there are more in the same position. I’m sorry, but the USA is not in some crazy unique position that no other country has ever faced before. You just choose believe this inaccuracy.