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(Message started by: Melissa on Mar 15^th, 2007, 4:16pm)

Title: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Melissa on Mar 15^th, 2007, 4:16pm

Our McDonald's here, 10 min. away from where I live in a small town called Wittenberg, charges us $.80 EAT IN TAX just to eat our food in their restaurant.

Tell me, what do ya think of THAT???

We should have ordered to go again... ::)

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by taraann on Mar 15^th, 2007, 4:33pm

In NH we have .8 tax per dollar on any prepared food eat in or take out. What you are talking bout sounds stupid/ridiculous! I would order to go then eat in the dining room afterwards anyways!

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by LeLimey on Mar 15^th, 2007, 4:43pm

We have it here too - VAT - the government just can't stop sticking their hands in our pockets can they?

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 15^th, 2007, 4:57pm

on 03/15/07 at 16:43:50, LeLimey wrote:

We have it here too - VAT - the government just can't stop sticking their hands in our pockets can they?

They'll continue to until we stop electing the ones who don't have a problem with it. I like to think that we deserve what we get in freely elected, democratic societies.

Mel, I'd buy the food at the drive-thru, park the truck, then take it inside and eat. Just to piss 'em off. If anyone confronts you, be sweet, kind, and extremely cooperative, but don't leave until you're done eating. If they insist on you paying some god-forsaken tax to eat, tell them to go ring it up on their cash register - the tax only - and to present you with a receipt (I'll bet their registers won't allow that kind of transaction). Then pay it, and vow (in an authoritative voice so all patrons can hear) never to eat there again (hey, it's McDonald's - no big loss, right?).

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by LeLimey on Mar 15^th, 2007, 5:07pm

Brew that tax on eat in food has been going since I was eight - over thirty years and several changes of government. Its now just one of those things :-/

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 15^th, 2007, 5:16pm

on 03/15/07 at 17:07:51, LeLimey wrote:

Brew that tax on eat in food has been going since I was eight - over thirty years and several changes of government. Its now just one of those things :-/

That's how insidious it is. The tax-and-spenders know exactly how the game is played. It starts out little and innoccuous. After awhile, nobody even notices anymore. Like being pecked to death by ducks - a peck here, a peck there, no big deal. But thousands of pecks will kill you.

And to think my forefathers went to war with the crown over what amounted to be a 0.5% increase in tax paid to the king. Nowadays people just go teats up and pay 30, 40, even 50% of their income to the government and don't even bat an eyelash.

Sad. Just plain sad.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Redd on Mar 15^th, 2007, 5:37pm

Bill,

I think it was war over the fact that the America's didn't have representation in the Brittish Parlement over the taxes.

Now we have representitives who don't represent the people, but their own career interests.

It' still a farce, but I thought I'd interject anyway.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Lobster on Mar 15^th, 2007, 5:42pm

The answer.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wWxxPWE_eVI

Crispy!

Sing along....
I need a double cheese burger and hold the lettuce
Don't be frontin son -- no seeds on the bun
We be up in this drive through order for two
I gots a cravin' fo' a numba nine like my shoe
We need some chicken up in here, in this skizzle(?)
For rizzle my mizzle, extra salt on da frizzle
Doctor pepper for my brothah, another for ya motha
Doulbe-double supah size and don't forget the fries

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 15^th, 2007, 8:30pm

on 03/15/07 at 17:37:12, Redd wrote:

Now we have representitives who don't represent the people, but their own career interests.

I heard it put brilliantly the other day. They start out as the people's representative to government, and the end up being the government's representative to the people.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Mar 15^th, 2007, 9:14pm

That is nutts, Mel. Do you know if this is a real tax that goes to a municipality? Or is it a McDonald's tax?

Do you also have state sales tax on top of that?

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Melissa on Mar 15^th, 2007, 9:22pm

Ya know B, I haven't a clue. :-/ I don't think I saw a state tax included with it tho.

All I know is that it just doesn't seem right at all! No other fast food places around here charge that, nor do the restaurants. Why is it McDonald's does???

I just don't get it...

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Charlie on Mar 15^th, 2007, 11:36pm

Mel, here in the land of taxes....New York State, I've never heard of such a thing....

Geeze.

Charlie

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 16^th, 2007, 8:17am

But it's "good" for the American People!!! Geezz! I hate that phrase.... regardless of who says it (repub or demo).

We all work for the damn government so they can study the spotted owl or pay $10,000 to Halliburton for a hammer or toliet seat and we're supposed to "like it" cause it's good for us.

But we keep electing these career politicians who can afford to keep spending millions of dollars to run for office to "represent" themselves as "understanding" the common man among us (yeah right). I guess we should be thankful that they let us keep any of what we work to make.

Sorry Mel -- never heard of of an Eat In tax -- think I'd go to KFC or somewhere else and boycott MickeyD's.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Melissa on Mar 16^th, 2007, 10:34am

Barb, wish I could go to KFC or someplace else, but it's the only fast food restaurant in town. :-[

I just don't understand where that tax comes from. We went to another McD's in Madison that had the same thing. [smiley=huh.gif]

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Callico_Kid on Mar 16^th, 2007, 11:25am

That is usually a city tax as is the take out tax (which is usually higher, for trash cleanup). Most restaurants don't put it on the receipt as it is charged to the restaurants. McD's puts it on the receipt so the customer understands they are being ripped by the local government.

BTW, no taxes are paid by companies in the long run. The consumer always is the one who pays it in the end. The government has just learned that they can demonize business as greedy and tax "them" and the general populace who knows little of economics won't notice. McD's is trying to combat that.

Jerry

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Paul98 on Mar 16^th, 2007, 11:29am

on 03/15/07 at 23:36:44, Charlie wrote:

Mel, here in the land of taxes....New York State, I've never heard of such a thing....

Geeze.

Charlie

Charlie,

Any food in NYS that is prepared before sale is subject to tax. IN NYC they have the "hotdog tax" for street vendors.

If I saw Micky D's charge me for using a table after I paid for their overpriced food I'd tell them to stick it where the sun don't shine. Used to be you could get a couple of cheeze burgers, fries and coke for $2 now it's like 6-7 bucks. And the folks behind the counter are the slowest morons (the young ones) I have ever seen.

Micky D's is last choice in my book for food.

-P.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by artonio7 on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:01pm

on 03/15/07 at 16:16:40, Melissa wrote:

There should be a special tax for making poor food choices.
Why in the name of anything decent would you even consider eating this crap? I think you should be taxed 100% for eat in and 200% for carry out.
And then... you should be taxed for even advocating eating there..... and then taxed again just on principal. I found this subject very taxing...

with warm regards,
Tony

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by BarbaraD on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:07pm

Ok - just to have fun. Make it interesting -- Make them COUNT out your change to you.... I'm OLD -- don't have a lot to do (yeah right). Love to screw with their little minds. When they hand me my change I just hand it back to them and say (politely), "would you please count this out to me? - just to make sure it's right."

Let's face it -- it costs McD's over .80 for them to "figure out" how to count change -- might as well get your money's worth. And if they cop an attitude ASK for a manager. that's worth at least $1.60.

Like I said - I'm OLD -- I take my fun where I can get it.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Melissa on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:08pm

on 03/16/07 at 12:01:25, artonio7 wrote:

Wow, nothing like feeling shot at. ::)

We don't go out to eat very often, being in the country and all. My husband and 3 yr old son just got their haircuts in town and my husband had to be to work for 2nd shift so we needed something quick to eat, but where we could at least sit and eat it. Eli, my son, decided where we were eating, so there you go! Why don't you just tax the crap outta him? ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:15pm

on 03/16/07 at 12:08:13, Melissa wrote:

Eli, my son, decided where we were eating, so there you go! Why don't you just tax the crap outta him? ;;D

Don't worry, Mel. Politicians will find a way.

I've got this song stuck in my head:

'Cause I'm the Taxman, yeah I'm the Taxman.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Paul98 on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:24pm

on 03/16/07 at 12:08:13, Melissa wrote:

Wow, nothing like feeling shot at. ::)

We don't go out to eat very often, being in the country and all. My husband and 3 yr old son just got their haircuts in town and my husband had to be to work for 2nd shift so we needed something quick to eat, but where we could at least sit and eat it. Eli, my son, decided where we were eating, so there you go! Why don't you just tax the crap outta him? ;;D

Rest assured that the the fine government people are at this very moment putting your hard earned dollars to work deraming up new and improved ways to seperate the future taxpayer from his money! ;;D

-P.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by JenniferD on Mar 16^th, 2007, 12:32pm

on 03/16/07 at 11:29:28, Paul98 wrote:

I hear that! Not only the slowest but the DUMBEST here in our town. I'll have to check a receipt for the in/out tax, but I wouldn't be surprised if our town charged a "they got the order right" tax.

I liked the idea of ordering to go, then sitting down to eat. What are they going to do about it? nothing

Jen

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by ClusterChuck on Mar 16^th, 2007, 3:53pm

on 03/16/07 at 12:32:00, JenniferD wrote:

our town charged a "they got the order right" tax.

I wonder is the "I got it right" tax is lower than the "I screwed up the order" tax??? I only ever see the "I screwed up the order" tax ...

Chuck

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Teresa on Mar 16^th, 2007, 5:47pm

on 03/16/07 at 11:25:44, Callico_Kid wrote:

BTW, no taxes are paid by companies in the long run. The consumer always is the one who pays it in the end. The government has just learned that they can demonize business as greedy and tax "them" and the general populace who knows little of economics won't notice. McD's is trying to combat that.

Jerry

Hey! I've been learning about stuff like that in econ right now! It is ridiculous if the government claims it's a tax on the "producers" because, honestly, the tax really does get passed on to consumers. There are even graphs to prove it! ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Brewcrew on Mar 16^th, 2007, 8:18pm

on 03/16/07 at 17:47:37, Teresa wrote:

You mean they don't just teach "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" in the People's Republic of Madison? ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Charlie on Mar 16^th, 2007, 11:42pm

The "hotdog tax" from where I live was when the state began taxing food and things that cost under a dollar.....it was so long ago. That's what I know of it anyway. I've never heard of such a thing as an eat in tax.

Charlie

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by wildhaus on Mar 17^th, 2007, 3:43am

Sorry but don’t get it…… Mel, is it VAT or tax for eating at the restaurant………
if it’s the second………….. you must be joking…… right?

But then what have I to say I live in the (tax) paradise………….
and we still complain a lot about what the Gov. try’s to take away
from us…………

Michael

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Melissa on Mar 18^th, 2007, 9:34am

Michael, it is a tax to eat at the restaurant.

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Callico_Kid on Mar 18^th, 2007, 4:24pm

I think we need another tea party! Maybe we should all send a tea bag to our representatives (used, don't waste it on them) as a representation that we are tired of their continual taxing us and the waste that it engenders.

jc

Title: Re: Do you get charged an EAT IN TAX??
Post by Jonny on Mar 18^th, 2007, 5:19pm

I never had a girlfriend charge me for eating it ;;D