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Should be no tax on food as well.
Even Texas exempts unprepared food and medicine from sales tax.
Minnesota did the same long ago, along with clothes I think. But, that should be standard.
Texas has a tax holiday for clothes and school supplies in August, but that's all.
As does Florida.
Point is, you shouldn't have to pay any taxes on things you need to survive, ever.
Entirely agreed.
There is no federal tax on food. States can, but not all do. I've never lived in a state that does, other than some that tax "prepared food" (restaurants) vs. just "food" (grocery stores).
There's no federal sales tax, but there are a host of tariffs on imports and regulations on what foreign merchandise can be sold domestically.
We can't, for instance, buy sugar from Cuba or beef from Mexico. Some of these rules are precautionary (prevention of the spread of foot & mouth) while others are purely political (sanctioning a country's economy to force a policy reform).
But they all result in higher food costs at home, to the benefit of the domestic agricultural industry.
That’s a state issue. And ALL states should agree to this, but many (mine included) don’t.
Where I live (not the US) most food isn't taxed unless it's something that's considered more of a luxury item or has punitive taxes like soft drinks with a sugar tax.