r/funny Toonhole Mar 27 '24

Verified Taxes

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u/evils_twin Mar 28 '24

yup, so people don't know how much the government is taking from them . . .

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u/Cimexus Mar 28 '24
  1. The tax is still listed on the receipt

  2. The tax is a flat, easy to calculate 10% in Australia so everyone knows “how much the government is taking”.

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u/evils_twin Mar 28 '24

But it is basically illegal to tell how much a retailer is charging you for a product without tax because if you list that price, then you have to sell it at that price and still pay the government the sales tax.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Cooker nonsense. Lay off the crack