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"Mary" wrote in message
m... "LAL" Living in NC, not looking to pay more for cat food for the spoiled rotten little critters. Neither am I, but I am more concerned that the food tax for humans be repealed. We are one of only a few states that tax groceries and it hurts the poor. Are all groceries taxed, or certain categories of food? Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote in message m... "LAL" Living in NC, not looking to pay more for cat food for the spoiled rotten little critters. Neither am I, but I am more concerned that the food tax for humans be repealed. We are one of only a few states that tax groceries and it hurts the poor. Are all groceries taxed, or certain categories of food? Cathy I think it is all foods. Here is a link re the pet food tax. http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1768650 |
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"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote in message m... "LAL" Living in NC, not looking to pay more for cat food for the spoiled rotten little critters. Neither am I, but I am more concerned that the food tax for humans be repealed. We are one of only a few states that tax groceries and it hurts the poor. Are all groceries taxed, or certain categories of food? Cathy I think it is all foods. Here is a link re the pet food tax. http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1768650 |
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"Mary" wrote in message
m... "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote in message m... "LAL" Living in NC, not looking to pay more for cat food for the spoiled rotten little critters. Neither am I, but I am more concerned that the food tax for humans be repealed. We are one of only a few states that tax groceries and it hurts the poor. Are all groceries taxed, or certain categories of food? Cathy I think it is all foods. If so, well... holy moly. NYS taxes certain foods - the idea is okay (IMO), but the details can be pretty weird. Junk food is taxed, as are pre-wrapped foods such as a sandwich - IOW a convenience item, Vs. making it at home. But as a result, one can stop at a convenience store & buy a bag of potato chips - no tax, yet a pre-wrapped deli sandwich bought as the main part of your lunch is taxed. Then, there's the marshmallow oddity: miniature ones aren't taxed ('cause supposedly one uses them in recipes), whereas full size marshmallows are taxed - since one supposedly snacks on them. Strange. Here is a link re the pet food tax. http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1768650 Hmmmm... Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"Mary" wrote in message
m... "Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... "Mary" wrote in message m... "LAL" Living in NC, not looking to pay more for cat food for the spoiled rotten little critters. Neither am I, but I am more concerned that the food tax for humans be repealed. We are one of only a few states that tax groceries and it hurts the poor. Are all groceries taxed, or certain categories of food? Cathy I think it is all foods. If so, well... holy moly. NYS taxes certain foods - the idea is okay (IMO), but the details can be pretty weird. Junk food is taxed, as are pre-wrapped foods such as a sandwich - IOW a convenience item, Vs. making it at home. But as a result, one can stop at a convenience store & buy a bag of potato chips - no tax, yet a pre-wrapped deli sandwich bought as the main part of your lunch is taxed. Then, there's the marshmallow oddity: miniature ones aren't taxed ('cause supposedly one uses them in recipes), whereas full size marshmallows are taxed - since one supposedly snacks on them. Strange. Here is a link re the pet food tax. http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1768650 Hmmmm... Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"RobZip" wrote in message ...
A crawl at the bottom of the screen on CNN this morning says North Carolina is considering raising taxes on pet food as a means of reducing pet overpopulation. My first reaction would be that it's about as misguided as raising gas taxes to discourage consumption... And if gas was say... ten dollars a gallon... would you still be thinking of taking your 4-wheel drive SUV TRUCK up to the corner store for that gallon of milk? Of COURSE it will discourage consumption! And you'd be one of the first ones to gripe, I can assure you... Anybody here got more background on this? Sounds like someone in government finally hit upon a winning idea. What more do you need? IBen G. |
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"RobZip" wrote in message ...
A crawl at the bottom of the screen on CNN this morning says North Carolina is considering raising taxes on pet food as a means of reducing pet overpopulation. My first reaction would be that it's about as misguided as raising gas taxes to discourage consumption... And if gas was say... ten dollars a gallon... would you still be thinking of taking your 4-wheel drive SUV TRUCK up to the corner store for that gallon of milk? Of COURSE it will discourage consumption! And you'd be one of the first ones to gripe, I can assure you... Anybody here got more background on this? Sounds like someone in government finally hit upon a winning idea. What more do you need? IBen G. |
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"IBen Getiner" wrote in message om... And if gas was say... ten dollars a gallon... would you still be thinking of taking your 4-wheel drive SUV TRUCK up to the corner store for that gallon of milk? Of COURSE it will discourage consumption! And you'd be one of the first ones to gripe, I can assure you... Assuming gets you in trouble, butt blossom. Don't own an SUV, don't like 'em. Nobody in the family owns anything that gets less than 21mpg - city. Fuggoff |
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