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Push to eliminate sales tax on food and groceries in Missouri runs into heavy resistance
(www.newsfromthestates.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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I didn't realize there were states where groceries were taxed.
There are states where they aren't?!
Connecticut has sales tax on most things but not groceries except for certain things like energy drinks and sodas.
I thought states that taxes groceries were the norm. If this is not true I will be even madder.
I've lived in Missouri my whole life and never really grocery shop when I go out of state. You telling me other states just pay the sticker price?
On food items, yes.
yes, besides maybe niche items like soda.
I live in ohio. Food not taxed, drinks are.
In OHIO.
Yeah, Ohio has its shit together more than your state.
Ohio functioned remotely ok not that long ago
Yeah, it's only been the last 30-40 years that we've been falling down the same rabbit hole that places like OK or AL have.
https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/states-that-still-tax-groceries
Most don't.
Bad news for ya. Texas checking in with tax-free food
i mean they have to compensate by having next to no corporate or income tax, those are usually the POORER states too.
we still have grocery tax in my state. I think at the least they should not allow tax on fresh foods and I would include bags of beans and grains as fresh.
Some states probably really really want to tax your tax if they could.