> I still don't really understand why US places don't include sales tax like we include VAT. A lot of people seem to be under the impression (false as far as I

> I still don't really understand why US places don't include sales tax like we include VAT. A lot of people seem to be under the impression (false as far as I can tell, in every jurisdiction that I know of) that businesses are legally required to list only the price excluding tax. I have had many, many people give me this explanation when I've complained about this. (They often follow it up with a disparaging comment about the nanny-state government.) I suppose it's possible that that's true someplace, although I think it's unlikely as 1st Amendment provisions should at least make it possible to list both. But true or not, it's at least a widely held belief.