Ok, I know people must be getting bored with this, but just to be absolutely clear. First of all, sales tax is charged as a percentage of the overall price for goods. If a shop is selling 1 can of beans for $1, and sales tax is 10% the price is $1.10. If a shop is selling the same can of beans on a buy one, get one free offer the price is still $1 and therefore the price including sales tax is still $1.10. However, I was not comparing sales tax in my example. I stated that the airline could potentially legitimately charge the passenger actual taxes that they have to pay. But that is not what our original poster was complaining about.
His complaint was all the other "fees". The airline wants you to think that these are taxes. They are not taxes, they are simply the normal cost of doing business. Target charges a sales tax, fair enough. But they do not also add on the cost of their property taxes, fuel charges, toll charges and other sundry expenses. These are included in the price of the item advertised. In this case, the fees were fuel surcharge, airport development tax, various passenger handling fees, etc. These are not taxes and the law does not require the airline to pass them on. They are part of the normal costs of the airline conducting it's business and they have been separated solely for the purpose of cuckholding people into thinking they are "taxes" imposed on the airlines by government. THEY ARE NOT. They are part of the normal costs which comprise their cost of business. I hope that clarifies the position.
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