On 3/27/2017 10:22 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> 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
>>
>> Jill
>
> welcome to my world.
> Janet US
>
Don't blame me. I was used to paying tax for food. It never occurred
to me other states were different.

Jill