Well, they don't really change any more often than once each year or
two... but often at different effective dates in diferent jurisdictions.
But I suspect the real reason is partially long-established convention,
combined with the fact that the central office of a store chain
frequently will set the pricing, which is then followed by the outlets,
with the tax added at the register. This makes it easier to transfer
stock from one retail branch to another.
Or maybe it's just required by law for some obscure reason (as in
Connecticutt). My personal (OT) opinion is that California's practice of
combining a state income tax and a state sales tax is massively
inefficient, requiring two entirely separate tax bureaucracies, with all
the overhead and paperwork each entails. Ridiculous. Why not boost one of
the taxes by a few measly percent and totally eliminate the other one,
for a net gain in revenue AND decrease in personal taxation? I'm not one
of those "no tax" nitwits, by any means (if no one paid taxes I wouldn't
have roads to drive on, or cops to keep the baddies from stealing my car,
just to name a few instances), but this kind of self-perpetuating,
pointless apparatus bugs me.
Max (formerly from the no-sales-tax state of Oregon)
paul.hunt1@virgin.net had this to say:
>That still doesn't explain why each County doesn't include their own in the
>shelf price - unless they really do change so often.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <JustBrits@aol.com>
>To: <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 12:45 AM
>Subject: Re: Why does oil cost so much in the UK? (non lbc)
>
>
>> In a message dated 09/01/2000 6:05:24 PM Central Daylight Time,
>> mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
>>
>> << I just know they are all different. >>
>>
>> Ya oughta have EIGHT (8) "counties", Max!!! ALL different!! PITA!!!
>>
>> Ed
>>
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