> doesn't include taxes because that is too complex to organize. It’s not too complicated. There just isn’t sufficient political momentum to require total pr

> doesn't include taxes because that is too complex to organize. It’s not too complicated. There just isn’t sufficient political momentum to require total price to be shown prior to checkout. This year, California couldn’t even get restaurants to include all non tax charges in menu prices. They passed a law requiring businesses to include all non tax charges in advertised prices, and then passed another law to exempt restaurants. Infuriating, to say the least.