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99.99! launched as And Ninety Nine Cents Discussion: From YKTTW
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Working Title: Yours for $99.99: From YKTTW
Working Title: 99.99!: From YKTTW
I'm confused by all these (presumably American) entries about items advertised at their before-tax price. Why would anyone want to know the price before tax when they have to pay the tax themselves anyway?
Makes 'em look cheaper.
And it means you can show the same commercials in different states, which have different rates of sales tax.
Dark Load: I thought that in the US that 9/10 cent was a federal gas tax. I won't change this in the article because I'm not so sure anymore.
Anonymous Mc Cartneyfan: Prices in the United States of America are advertised before tax because the possible taxes vary wildly. States usually have sales taxes, counties have sales taxes, cities have sales taxes, all are subject to change, and customers pay whatever combo applies — and when there are fifty states, many with lots of counties and cities, that's just too many possible prices for truth in advertising for even a regional advertiser. The price has to come before tax or not at all.
