On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:09:43 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/27/2017 8:30 PM, wrote:
>> Tax on food????
>
>Yep. Some states tax food. Tennessee did when I lived there, at a
>whopping 9.25%. I believe they've lowered it for food since, but not
>eliminated it.
>
>My mother, being a military wife and lifetime military dependent,
>shopped at the commissary. No sales tax. When I got here she stopped
>shopping but I couldn't go to the commissary. I had to shop at the
>local supermarkets. She said "They'll charge tax!" Even she didn't
>realize, and it took me a long time to also realize, there is no sales
>tax on food in SC.
>
>But yes, there are some states that do charge sales tax on food. Here's
>a link to 2017 info:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/l3cl56b

It doesn't really matter whether they tax you for food, dog ownership,
playing cards or brothel visits. What matters is the total tax burden.