Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!decwrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!deccrl!decvax.dec.com!postmod!andrew From: andrew@postmod.UUCP (Andrew J. Richardson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Sales taxes (Was: Why is the Amiga 3000 so damned expensive in Europe) Message-ID: Date: 24 Jul 90 14:08:29 GMT References: <665@ncc1701.stgt.sub.org> <34361@ut-emx.UUCP> Lines: 22 >In article <34361@ut-emx.UUCP> lshaw@walt.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) writes: >In article kk102029@tut.fi (Karsisto Konsta) writes: >> >>No you wouldn't. As far as I know prices in the US are always quoted >>without any sales taxes, because there are _no_sales_taxes_ in most of >>the states. >> >>Correct me if I'm wrong. > >You're wrong. Here in Texas, the sales tax is about 6% state, extra 2% city. >It ranges from about 4% (can't remember where) to around 15% (new york city). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 15%? Ahhh! No, not quite that high, try 8.5%. That's 7.5 for New York State, and 1% for the city. - Andrew {decvax}!postmod!andrew andrew@postmod.UUCP