Not sure I agree with this. One, it leads to ridiculous contortions in law and accounting. Raw potatoes are food, but should potato chips get the exemption? I believe that states with a food exemption still tax restaurant meals: is that Twinkie bought in the store exempt because it's sold in a grocery store, but the one sold in the vending machine not exempt?

Two, you could say that clothing and housing are also vital to life. Minnesota doesn't tax clothing but it does tax food. Odd choice, there. There should be a neutrality among products sold.

Now this isn't to say that I favor high taxes. Keep 'em flat, and low.

• posted by John LaPlante
• August 3, 2007 @ 7:58 am
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