obama floats the idea of a vat tax for America

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theRepublic said:

nordlead said:

except in the US, we tax pretty much everything but food.

All food is taxed at about 5.5% where I live.  Are you sure there are no taxes on food where you live?

in NY, food that you buy and take home to prepare is not taxed. Food prepared for you to eat away from home (resturant, fast food, hot dog stand, and so on) is taxed. As a note, I just checked and clothes aren't charged state sales tax as of 2007, but some counties do charge sales tax. But honestly I rarely shop for clothes so I didn't notice the change