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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world ·
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U.S. States that have a sales tax on groceries

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U.S. States that have a sales tax on groceries

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Source: https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-04-30/state-sales-tax-grocery-store-food

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    Only place it makes sense is Hawaii because it’s all shipped in and there’s not enough land to supply local stuff to everybody.

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      What’s the relationship between sales tax and shipping?

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        Only if the shipping is subsidized by taxes, so they get somehow recovered by the tax

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          Shipping is paid by the grocery store.

          Sales tax are livied by the state.

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