->>  DW> We have value-added taxes here in Canada. I think they exist in the
->>  DW> States too.

->> here, we have sales tax that is paid when you purchase
->> something...

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 DW> Same thing. Different name. We call them "sales taxes" here.
 DW> The province gets 8% of the original value, and the federal
 DW> government gets 6%, so the price goes up by 14% altogether.
 DW> In Britain, as far as I recall, they have a "value added tax"
 DW> of 15%. Pretty much the same.

In many cases they may amount to the same thing.  But there are value-added
taxes on specific items, and they don't exist on other items.  Value-added
taxes are often hidden from the consumer, and do not appear as a separate
item on the sales receipt.  An example would be gasoline purchased in any
of the States.

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