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"Americans not getting bang for buck in Europe"
"Earl Evleth" wrote
| European restaurant bills include the TVA and service meaning that | you estimate that the meal is going to cost 50 euros, from the | menu prices, that is what you pay, not 50 + tax + tip as in the | US. Many Europeans are dismayed on visiting the US and finding | the prices on items are not what one pays at the cashier's booth. | However, Americans sometimes express dismay in not being able to | withhold a tip for poor service. Of course, *deducting* 10% (or more) from the total for bad service is more costly to the restaurant than failing to add a 10% service charge (because it's 10% of a bigger amount). It is also more effective as the waiter or cashier has to explain the shortfall to management. It is, however, slightly harder arithmetic. Owain |
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"Gregory Morrow" wrote in message hlink.net... nightjar .uk.com wrote: Up to a value of £145, that is true. Over that, you are liable to pay UK import duty and VAT, but you should also be able to claim back any taxes you paid in the USA when you export the goods. No. The US does not have VAT. It has no sales or state taxes of any sort? Colin Bignell |
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"Earl Evleth" wrote in message ... On our recent visit to Florida, the car rental charges included a Florida "tire and battery" fee ($24.60 for a 12 day rental) plus a 7% sales tax ($26.69). I expect that you paid an airport surcharge as well, if you picked the car up at an airport. While not FTL, I once compared car rental at Orlando and Tampa. One had cheaper rental prices, but it had a stiff airport fee as a percentage of the total bill. Car rental is a bazaar. I recently rented a car from Hertz for 2 weeks in the Caribbean. It fits this newsgroup since it was an EU country ;-) When I turned the car in: 1) first bill was for 3 weeks, 2) second bill was for 2 weeks but at a higher price than quoted, 3) third bill was correct. |
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"Americans not getting bang for buck in Europe"
Keith Anderson muttered....
Surprised you don't like the UK. It has a Prime Minister with his head right up a right-wing president's arse, who's a champion of global corporatism, who's dismantling the welfare state and privatising everything............no wonder there are a load of surly people around. .....and you want to replace him with a Tory? (or from the sentiments which flow from your keyboard, some disenfranchised former Eastern European bureaucrat with genuinely authoritarian socialist perspective) TMO |
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On 8/2/04 4:29 pm, in article ,
"Olivers" wrote: Keith Anderson muttered.... Surprised you don't like the UK. It has a Prime Minister with his head right up a right-wing president's arse, who's a champion of global corporatism, who's dismantling the welfare state and privatising everything............no wonder there are a load of surly people around. ....and you want to replace him with a Tory? Err ... No ... That's the point. No sense replacing one Tory with another. J; |
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Earl Evleth wrote in message ...
On 8/02/04 10:05, in article , "Mxsmanic" wrote: Gregory Morrow writes: No. The US does not have VAT. Yes, it does, but the U.S. calls it sales tax or excise tax. It is _far_ lower than the VAT in most of Europe, though. More exactly the US does not have a VAT but the individual states have sales taxes and some cities on top of this. There are also specific tourist taxes on hotels. Some of the left wing nuts here who want to tax Americans into oblivion lose sight of these hidden taxes. I wonder how many have heard of the alternative minimum tax that affects the so-called "rich" like the cop on the beat whose wife is an RN, filing a joint return. Americans are also burdened with state income taxes in most states in addition to state property taxes and local property taxes, all in addition to Social Security taxes which are taxed 3 times for many of the "rich" prudent enoough to save enough to generate an additional $30,000 per year past age 65. But these taxes on the "rich" will never be enough to placate the Marxist mentality until all are poor, suffering together. |
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On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 09:29:59 -0600, Olivers
wrote: Keith Anderson muttered.... Surprised you don't like the UK. It has a Prime Minister with his head right up a right-wing president's arse, who's a champion of global corporatism, who's dismantling the welfare state and privatising everything............no wonder there are a load of surly people around. ....and you want to replace him with a Tory? No (or from the sentiments which flow from your keyboard, some disenfranchised former Eastern European bureaucrat with genuinely authoritarian socialist perspective) I'd actually settle for a democratic socialist. I'm a big fan of Tony Benn. |
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Jeremy Henderson wrote in message ...
On 7/2/04 9:08 am, in article , "Sjoerd" wrote: "freeda" schreef in bericht ... I read an article on this in a UK broadsheet. Apperently, if you want a Digital Camera, an iPod, and a laptop computer, you can save about 500-700 GBP, more than worth it since a return from London to NYC is under 200 GBP and it is only a 7 hour flight. Plus you can buy pepperoni. Oh yes, and Cheddar cheese. Pardon me, but I've missed something. What's the deal about pepperoni? :) CY And you have to be lucky at UK customs, too. They can't even spot truckloads of Chinese cockle-fishers, so an iPod shouldn't be a problem. J; |
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