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True. Still showing 10$ when it is actually 11.75$ because there is a random tax is really, really insane. I truly wonder why the US does this when the rest of the world does not.

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Because sales tax is hyper-localized in America there is not a rule saying you can advertise the pre-tax price.

It's even worse now as restaurants have been adding random fees and surcharges (not taxes) instead of increasing their menu prices.

The random fees are really getting out of hand.

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