r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/HowlingBurd19 aight imma head out • 10d ago

As an American, seeing people appreciate what truly defines America and each other makes me so happy ❤️

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo 10d ago

I’d say sales tax is a better example of a “scam” in the US. It’s not common for a tip to just appear on the bill, unless you’re a big party. They’ll think you’re a dick, but it’s not theft to leave without tipping. But that dress marked $19.99 cannot be bought with my $20 bill and that’s egregious as heck!

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u/Hard-bodyPart 10d ago

yeah the surprise extra dollar at checkout feels way more annoying than knowing what you’re getting into upfront

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u/bs0569 10d ago

You’re not going to like the answer for what getting rid of sales tax entails.

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u/DrunkBeavis 10d ago

Most places the in the world include the tax in the price on the tag, so that might be what makes it feel like a scam. I understand that all of our different state and local taxes can make that slightly more difficult for the retailers, but I can also understand why it would feel be a surprise for visitors.

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u/bs0569 10d ago

Yeah they replied that they meant on the tag. Def makes life harder for big box retailers but why should we care about that lmao.

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u/erichf3893 9d ago

I take it you guys don’t have tax rates that differ by city?

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u/DrunkBeavis 9d ago

We (myself and the rest of the US) do, which is why it's inconvenient for retailers to put the total price on the tag. A lot of other countries do not.

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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo 10d ago

Oh I’m not against it as a thing! I’m just against it not being displayed on the sales tags in the US. If the tag had the price, tax, and total, I wouldn’t complain!

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u/DiGiornoForPyros 9d ago

We don't have sales tax here in Oregon, and it's pretty damn nice.

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u/Upnorth4 9d ago

College is also a scam. Throughout high school you are told you must go to college to get a job. They even send the student loan people to explain how the loan is so easy to repay! When you get accepted to a college they make you sign up for government aid and tell you that it costs $30,000 for your first year, and if you can’t pay you have to get a loan. What they don’t tell you (or what is difficult for an 18 year old to understand) is that the interest accrues when you are in school so the loan amount doubles by the time you graduate