So, a great thing has happened here in this state

It was just passed, and is part of the upcoming budget for next year. Besides stores need a chance to adjust their registers and so forth.

They probably have their budgets before that all finalized and voted-through.

@snowy22315 l see.

You would know if they were planning to rescind it.

@snowy22315 I don’t think it will ever happen.

@RubyHawk There may still be some local taxes, but the state tax was the biggest one.

A tax that goes to the state for purchasing groceries. This state doesn't need it. There is a huge budget surplus, largely from Covid monies that didn't need to be spent.

@snowy22315 I still cannot see the logic behind the tax, as if grocery is like gold and you need to pay extra tax for that.

@Sojourn We are taxed to the max here in the US.

Good, Biden wants a Federal Tax holiday but the stupid Congress is opposing it. Argggh!

@snowy22315 A tax commotion I think goes on in most of the countries.

@aninditasen Well, this is a good tax commotion. OH well the Fed tax holiday would be good anyway.

Yes, I thought I saw that had passed, but couldn't find anything about it in news stories. We need this! People need to be able to drive.

@snowy22315 Yeah, but ... The Federal gas-tax is 'a drop in the bucket' (18 cents-per-gallon, with most State-taxes exponentially higher); and it'll be 'hard times' AFTER the vacation (as it usually IS when you get back from a vacation)

@mythociate Hey, don't look a gift horse in the mouth!

He's OK, I don't tend to vote for Republicans. He had alot of unwholesome ideas about kids going maskless in school and so forth when Covid was still quite problematic, but it seems to have worked out OK.

@snowy22315 Although Covid is a threat to anyone, kids seem to be least likely to have adverse effects from the virus. Their symptoms if they have them, are not even as bad as the flu, thus the reason not to subject young children to masks. Since their lungs are not yet fully developed to wear them for hours on end, it was a smart and common-sense decision by the Governor to leave it to the parents to decide on whether to mask or not.

@dgobucks226 Too much of a risk in my opinion. Even if they weren't affected personally, they could have brought the virus home to someone more susceptible.

@snowy22315 There is only a sale tax on grocery that it is the same for all Switzerland, it is 2.5% on most items, nothing on bread, milk, baby milk and some other things.

Fingers crossed!

@snowy22315 Yes, fingers crossed.

No, it won't be until after the holidays. However, it might not be too late to get some after Christmas bargains.

@snowy22315 I am pretty sure of it.

Yeah, it will help.

Oh who knows how they are spending your tax dollars really?

I hope so too

Yes, I am pleased.

Biden repealed the Federal Gas tax too. That is awesome

That is true!