Concept of taxing bothers me..

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Syringer

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So here in the Bay Area we have a sales tax of 8.25%. That means if you buy something that's $1 it'll end up costing $1.0825..and when rounded off it's $1.08. If you buy two things together though that are a dollar each, it'll be $2.165, which will round UP to $2.17.

However if you buy them separately, it'll be $1.08 each, which will be a total of $2.16..meaning you waste a PENNY if you buy two things together.

Each product should be taxed individually, so you don't wind up with wasting extra money like that.. Imagine scaling it all up, and how many times this has happened..and how much money this has been wasted.

/cheapskate
 
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dafatha00

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Yeah but if the total came out to be $10.504, you'd only have to pay $10.50. So eventually it evens out.

I'd also like to add that if 1/10th of a cent bothers you with sales tax, regardless if it happens many times over the year, then you better be completely minimizing your income taxes, which will probably save you much more.
 
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RagingBITCH

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If the penny is worth the extra time it takes to ring up 2 seperate transactions and the resulting ass kicking you will receive by the other 10 people pissed off behind you then go for it.
 
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Syringer

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Originally posted by: dafatha00
Yeah but if the total came out to be $10.504, you'd only have to pay $10.50. So eventually it evens out.

I'd also like to add that if 1/10th of a cent bothers you with sales tax, regardless if it happens many times over the year, then you better be completely minimizing your income taxes, which will probably save you much more.
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How's it even out? If you buy one thing that's $10.504 then yes, it's $10.50. But if you buy two of those things at $21.008, which makes it $21.01.. But if you buy them separately then it's $21.00.

I'm sure that at that rate it adds up to almost a dollar a year in wasted money :)
 
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dafatha00

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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: dafatha00
Yeah but if the total came out to be $10.504, you'd only have to pay $10.50. So eventually it evens out.

I'd also like to add that if 1/10th of a cent bothers you with sales tax, regardless if it happens many times over the year, then you better be completely minimizing your income taxes, which will probably save you much more.
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How's it even out? If you buy one thing that's $10.504 then yes, it's $10.50. But if you buy two of those things at $21.008, which makes it $21.01.. But if you buy them separately then it's $21.00.

I'm sure that at that rate it adds up to almost a dollar a year in wasted money :)
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It evens out because I mean the TOTAL PURCHASE is $10.504. Your TOTAL purchases aren't always going to be $10.505 rounding up to the dollar.
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ndee

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What do you do when two things cost 10.007 each? That'll be 20.01 if you buy them together. If you would buy them singled out, it'll cost 20.02. Yeah, always take a calculator for your shoppings....
 
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dafatha00

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Originally posted by: Syringer
You obviously don't understand the math then.
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Omg. This is ridiculous. Let me put it plain and simple since you're so intent on doing everything by the single item. If you have a 4.2% sales tax rate and you buy an item for a dollar, you should pay $1.042 but you only pay $1.04. If you buy 2 items, you should pay $2.084 but only pay $2.08. If you buy 3, you should pay $3.126 but you pay $3.13. These are TOTAL purchases here. Sometimes you pay more when it rounds, sometimes less.

Its ironic. You clearly don't understand the concept that you're trying to explain.
 
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kinkyboy702

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Originally posted by: dafatha00
Originally posted by: Syringer
You obviously don't understand the math then.
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Omg. This is ridiculous. Let me put it plain and simple since you're so intent on doing everything by the single item. If you have a 4.2% sales tax rate and you buy an item for a dollar, you should pay $1.042 but you only pay $1.04. If you buy 2 items, you should pay $2.084 but only pay $2.08. If you buy 3, you should pay $3.126 but you pay $3.13. These are TOTAL purchases here. Sometimes you pay more when it rounds, sometimes less.

Its ironic. You clearly don't understand the concept that you're trying to explain.
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lol, ownage
 
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PlatinumGold

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when i was a kid living in atlanta sales tax was 4% and i figured out that they don't charge you sales tax for stuff cheaper than a quarter. so i used to go to the counter several times when buying candy so i wouldn't have to pay sales tax.


HEY, 4 cents was a LOT what a dollar was all i had to spend. :)

btw, we are talking 32 yrs ago or so.
 
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