On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:33:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2017-03-28 2:11 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:38:02 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I read somewhere that Chicago has an entertainment tax. So if you buy
> >> a concert ticket or a ticket for a sports event, you pay a bit extra
> >> because that's entertainment. Or that's how I understood it.
> >
> > Cities get you one way or another. San Francisco wallops tourists
> > with a huge hotel tax.
> >
> >
> You should check out the scam in Niagara Falls. They have some sort of
> tourist destination surcharge that varies from from one place to another
> and is semi voluntary. Most places will cancel it if you ask, and the
> money does not even go to the government.

We were there not too many years ago, less than 5 and were not shocked
by any prices. Of course, we got our VAT back as soon at the boarder.


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