With the impending sales tax hike in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, many consumers are considering crossing county or state lines–as well as heading online–to make their purchases. This was profiled in an article in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune, showing the staggering difference in sales tax across counties on a $1,075 laptop. How will your shopping habits be affected? And if you sell goods, how will your business be affected? Leave your comments and/or click here to take a survey
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1 Comment posted on "Sales tax hike… will it force you to take a hike?"
Matt Mayes on March 10th, 2008 at 6:32 pm #
I saw that article, and yes, it will influence me somewhat. I already buy a ton of stuff on Amazon, now I’ll just search more online. A general tip: I’ve noticed that many online vendors charge a sales tax in a number of states. So on a big ticket item, it may be worth asking what states they charge sales tax in. In general, the thing that gets me particularly peeved about this new tax is that it’s a tax wo/ any mention of reform. In other words, we’re going to tax the hell out of you, and just keep doing things the same way because we’re too stupid to figure anything else out. Post a comment
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