> but there is a key difference: sales tax is uniform for all products Sales tax is not uniform for all products depending on your state. My home state for ex

> but there is a key difference: sales tax is uniform for all products Sales tax is not uniform for all products depending on your state. My home state for example does not charge sales tax on food items and clothing. Some other special categories also have different sales tax depending on what they are - e.g. vice taxes for some items.