Alcohol taxes

[Gabu]

however, here in nc we have a 2% food tax.

Taxes on food are immoral

And for a long, long time [not removed until this year!], NM taxed food at a higher rate that that - 5.00% to 7.1875%! With horrible exemptions such as: baby food is taxed, horse feed is not. And guess who was most staunchly opposed to getting rid of the tax on food?

Liberal New Mexico Democrats, who wanted to keep the revenue spigot flowing.

See why I hate them?! Argh! Despicable corrupt statist b*stards!

Food tax?  That's weird.  Here in BC all forms of non-candy/junk foods are exempt from all taxes (or at least provincial taxes; I forget if it's both) and I personally think that that makes a lot of sense.

[Gabu]

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How does one determine what junk food is? I like the tax code to be as simple as possible.

I'm not sure, but the things that generally are regarded as such seem to be taxed and the things that generally aren't aren't, so it must be defined pretty well.

At any rate, I think they have the right idea, even if it isn't perfect.