Would You Shop Locally at 10+ Percent Tax?
Posted July 1, 2008 - 18:32 by Carrie Kirby
Today the sales tax in Chicago went up to 10.25 percent after a 1 percent hike in the Cook county rate.
The change has me thinking seriously about how much I can afford to pay to maintain the ideal of shopping locally. I'd like to support those stores so they'll still be around when I need them. Ideals are great, but who can afford them at 10 percent of the purchase price? How much is too much to pay for buying locally?
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