Gov. Lee proposes 30-day tax suspension on groceries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Governor Bill Lee announced Thursday a proposal for a 30-day suspension of state and local grocery sales tax to provide direct financial relief to Tennesseans amid surging inflation nationwide, according to a release.
Just what groceries are taxed? Food items are not taxable. Prepared foods are taxable.
So the people most likely to benefit from the tax suspension would see the most benefit by buying prepared food. Any kid living on his own for the first time without accepting the gov grift knows that is an expensive way to eat and not wise.
OTOH, what a great way to appeal to poor people as a growing constituency.
That varies state by state, and food item by food item. I've seen it both ways. Texas doesn't tax most foods, but will tax soft drinks and candy, for example.
Ha. Suck it Tenn. We got the gas tax in Georgia removed. That saves me more money than any grocery tax. Now if we had both removed, that would be sweet.
Where I live in Alabama, food is taxed at 10%. So if you buy $2 worth of apples, you pay $2.20. What a load of BS. There is no reason to tax food. Any of it.
It's 10 percent here too. Kentucky doesn't have a food tax and it's just a few miles from here, but the nearest stores are far enough away that it's cheaper to pay the tax here than it is to drive to a Kentucky store.
Tennessee Legislature's response: "Too late, roll it to the next session after "Summer Study."
ReplyDeleteJust what groceries are taxed? Food items are not taxable. Prepared foods are taxable.
ReplyDeleteSo the people most likely to benefit from the tax suspension would see the most benefit by buying prepared food. Any kid living on his own for the first time without accepting the gov grift knows that is an expensive way to eat and not wise.
OTOH, what a great way to appeal to poor people as a growing constituency.
OTOOH, That which you encourage you get the more.
I don't know where you're at, but Tennessee most definitely does tax food items.
DeleteWe don't have a state income tax though.
Even MN doesn't have a tax on groceries. Not yet anyways.
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And then there's Jay Inslee. The day this scumbag sees my asshole and elbows is the day I tattoo it on my arm.
ReplyDeleteThat varies state by state, and food item by food item. I've seen it both ways. Texas doesn't tax most foods, but will tax soft drinks and candy, for example.
ReplyDeleteArizona taxes only prepared food items.
ReplyDeleteHa. Suck it Tenn. We got the gas tax in Georgia removed. That saves me more money than any grocery tax. Now if we had both removed, that would be sweet.
ReplyDeleteTN taxes groceries? That's criminal. Do they tax your garden? Those are groceries.
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That's bullshit! If govenor Lee wants to suspend a tax for a month and make some degree of difference, the suspend the property tax.
ReplyDeleteAlabama also taxes groceries: 4% State Sales Tax. Locally can be even higher.
ReplyDeleteWhere I live in Alabama, food is taxed at 10%. So if you buy $2 worth of apples, you pay $2.20. What a load of BS. There is no reason to tax food. Any of it.
ReplyDeleteIt's 10 percent here too. Kentucky doesn't have a food tax and it's just a few miles from here, but the nearest stores are far enough away that it's cheaper to pay the tax here than it is to drive to a Kentucky store.
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