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1000 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Apr \ on: The Spanish gov do not want the slaves to know how much they are paying in taxes libertarian
That's what happened with gas taxes here in the states. Initially, they showed the pretax prices and then added on the gas tax. My understanding is that people were so pissed about the gas taxes that the policy changed to make gas stations incorporate them into the posted prices.
I know China does something similar to what you're describing in Spain. Chinese people generally have no idea how much they're paying in taxes.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 13 Apr
A really good thing that Canada does is charge sales tax separately. All prices are pre-tax, and you see the tax clearly added to your bill every time.
Gas taxes are hidden... and they're huge.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Apr
America's the same way.
In Belize, a restaurant we went to said "tax extorted" on that line of the bill.
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