This isn't true: local (to me) jurisdictions vary between an 8ish% sales tax and a 10% sales tax. In many states, there's no sales tax on food but food is taxe

This isn't true: local (to me) jurisdictions vary between an 8ish% sales tax and a 10% sales tax. In many states, there's no sales tax on food but food is taxed in Alabama. There's any number of variations of this in the US.