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It depends on where the store is located.

Many states in the US do not have a sales tax on food. The basic reason states do not not have any particular tax is because these states raise their required revenues through other taxes.

In the United States the idea is for government to impose as few taxes as possible while still providing the services the area needs. Different states have different needs, and different means of generating revenue for those needs (like taxation). In many states, like West Virginia (where I am), there is a sales tax on all food items - a percentage of the sale price, the percentage changes periodically based on legislation. Just a few miles away in the state of Ohio, there are no taxes on food.

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