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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 9:44 am
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Supercub17
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
I recently had a glass of wine at a Hyatt. I noticed that the receipt said that I would get GP points only for the state alcohol tax. Very curious.
curious and counter-intuitive -- the wine is "marked up" so they actually make a profit. The taxes are pass-through (no profit) and generally don't receive any points.
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