Oklahoma eliminates Grocery tax!

[Always in His Presence]

it's good to live in a red state!

 

[AlexB23]

it's good to live in a red state!

View attachment 354005

That is awesome. God bless Oklahoma, as least for that one thing, but screw tornadoes. Oklahoma gets more tornadoes compared to Wisconsin. You would think that blue states would be the first to eliminate such a tax. In WI (purple state), there are no taxes on food, except for hot meals, highly sugared foods, and candies as far as I can tell.

 

[SimplyMe]

Utah appears they might finally get rid of theirs this year, though I think to try and get rid of it they put in on the November ballot since the legislature couldn't agree to do it. Of course, the Utah Legislature also is putting their own initiative on the ballot -- they want to have the ability to re-write or even overturn ballot initiative passed by citizens.

While it is nice that Oklahoma is finally doing this, and it would be nice if Utah does, as well, the real question is why has it taken them so long?

 

[A_JAY]

My state has had no grocery tax for years when we were a purple state.
Exception to that are things that are not food items.

 

[RileyG]

Same with Nebraska.

 

[AlexB23]

The federal gov't should eliminate grocery tax across all states. Then maybe people might like the government better.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

it's good to live in a red state!

View attachment 354005

I’m in a blue-aligned state and we have no grocery, sales, or income tax. Soooo…

 

[comana]

I didn't realize there are states that still tax food items. Non food items and perhaps food with low nutritional value such as “junk foods” are usually taxed though.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Groceries have long been tax-exempt in California. Glad the red states are finally catching up, mostly.

Hawai'i & Illinois (and maybe Virginia) are the only blue states that tax groceries.

13 States That Tax Groceries​

 

[Fantine]

NY never had a grocery tax. What's more, non prescription meds and sanitary supplies are also non-taxed.
Sometimes the state eliminates its grocery tax but the cities and counties still charge their portion. You'll have to see.

 

[probinson]

This talk about tax-exemption made me realize that my state (Pennsylvania) is one of only FOUR states in the nation where clothing is tax-exempt. Not only that, our votes actually matter immensely in this (and almost every) election. God bless Pennsylvania!

 

[AlexB23]

Groceries have long been tax-exempt in California. Glad the red states are finally catching up, mostly.

Hawai'i & Illinois (and maybe Virginia) are the only blue states that tax groceries.

13 States That Tax Groceries​

View attachment 354006

Virginia is purple or blue, if I am not mistaken. But yeah, most of those states seem southern to me.

Within the last 30 years, it does seem that Virginia has gone blue, but it was red up through 2004. Over the last four election, the state has been blue.

Source: https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=2008&fips=51&f=1&off=0&elect=0&type=state

 

[AlexB23]

This talk about tax-exemption made me realize that my state (Pennsylvania) is one of only FOUR states in the nation where clothing is tax-exempt. Not only that, our votes actually matter immensely in this (and almost every) election. God bless Pennsylvania!

View attachment 354007

God bless New Hampshire. No sales tax whatsoever, plus in that beautiful New England area.

 

[iluvatar5150]

This talk about tax-exemption made me realize that my state (Pennsylvania) is one of only FOUR states in the nation where clothing is tax-exempt. Not only that, our votes actually matter immensely in this (and almost every) election. God bless Pennsylvania!

View attachment 354007

Yeah but PA makes you go into a bar to buy beer, so nuts to that.

 

[probinson]

Yeah but PA makes you go into a bar to buy beer, so nuts to that.

I don't drink beer, so it doesn't matter to me. But that's no longer true. Since 2016, you've been able to buy beer in gas stations and grocery stores in PA. Our local Sheetz gas station has a walk-in "Beer Cave".

 

[iluvatar5150]

I don't drink beer, so it doesn't matter to me. But that's no longer true. Since 2016, you've been able to buy beer in gas stations and grocery stores in PA. Our local Sheetz gas station has a walk-in "Beer Cave".

Are the liquor licenses limited? Because I’m in PA at least a few times a year and haven’t come across it in grocery stores.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Will I still pay tax on groceries?​

The short answer is probably. Local governments can still charge sales tax, although they have the option of mirroring state law.

Oklahoma City's sales tax remains 4.125%.

--

Craziness, the combined state and local taxes on groceries in Oklahoma City was close to 9%.

 

[probinson]

Are the liquor licenses limited? Because I’m in PA at least a few times a year and haven’t come across it in grocery stores.

As I said, I don't drink, so I really don't care. But I'm sure all of your questions can be answered here.

Liquor Control Board

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board serves as the commonwealth's seller of wines and spirits.

www.lcb.pa.gov

 

[Fantine]

This talk about tax-exemption made me realize that my state (Pennsylvania) is one of only FOUR states in the nation where clothing is tax-exempt. Not only that, our votes actually matter immensely in this (and almost every) election. God bless Pennsylvania!

It's good to see that Gov. Tim Walz' state, Minnesota, also exempts clothing from sales taxes. Once again showing that he is "for the people."

 

[Hammster]

Groceries have long been tax-exempt in California. Glad the red states are finally catching up, mostly.

Hawai'i & Illinois (and maybe Virginia) are the only blue states that tax groceries.

13 States That Tax Groceries​

View attachment 354006

That happened in California when it was Red.