Originally Posted by
Palal
If it was up to me, I'd also propose that we include sales tax in store prices, "voluntary" tips in restaurant dish prices and anything else that's "optional" but mandatory.
Everyone here should contact their elected reps and thank them for this legislation.
FWIW, sales tax isn't included in prices in the US because each state, county and city has a different tax rate, so there are thousands of tax rates across the country. Companies couldn't then accurately advertise something as a certain price because the price is going to depend on where you buy it. Two neighboring stores could have different tax rates if there's a municipality border between them.