WACKY TAXES
When you purchase goods and services in the United States, you may have noticed that stores often add a little extra money onto the sales price. This is a sales tax. States rely on sales taxes as a source of revenue. Each state government decides for itself what things will be taxed and what things will be exempt from a tax. Taxable items often are goods or services that are considered unnecessary or luxuries, such as dining at a restaurant or purchasing candy. Necessary or essential things, such as groceries, prescription drugs, newspapers, and transportation services,
