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We have VAT in America. The States got pissy that we were buying things online and not paying sales tax. Now we have to pay VAT and sales tax because Google and such caved in to pressure, and the rich assholes still do whatever they want. Capitalism is hell and America is doomed.

Good luck y’all.

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BradleyUffner@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There is no VAT in America. Just sales tax at a state and local level. VAT is a very specific method of taxation that isn’t the same as sales tax. I’m still not sure how you are relating that to Google either though. Google sells very little compared to someplace like Amazon.

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- Etterra@discuss.online ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I don’t know what State you live in but we sure as shit have it in Illinois.
  
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  - BradleyUffner@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Illinois has a use tax, commonly called sales tax, which is NOT VAT.
    
    Read up on the differences here: fonoa.com/…/vat-vs-sales-tax-where-the-difference…
    
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