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These sorts of laws are there to hide the fact that the government adds lots of taxes onto everyday goods. When it's 'baked into the price' there is no way to
by billy99k 2y ago
These sorts of laws are there to hide the fact that the government adds lots of taxes onto everyday goods. When it's 'baked into the price' there is no way to tell if the increase is because of the business owner or the government, and most people will just blame the business owner.
- ryandrake 2y agoIt just doesn't matter. If my coffee is $5, it's $5. It doesn't matter to me if $4.75 of that is coffee and $0.25 is tax, or if $4.50 of that is coffee and $0.50 is tax. I'm paying the same amount either way. I'm not going to suddenly decide not to buy it depending on the tax rate.