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The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner
['C. Jarrett Dieterle', 'Hunt Beaty', 'Elizabeth Nolan Brown', 'Peter Bagge', 'Charles Oliver', 'Mattha Busby']
Reason.com
Only two cities saw a decrease in food taxes during that time.
Meal taxes are becoming more common in small and medium-sized cities, too.
In Virginia, not only does Virginia Beach have a meal tax, but Williamsburg, Richmond, and Petersburg all now have meal taxes.
At least a half dozen other states have considered imposing similar delivery taxes, while at the municipal level, Seattle has also added a fee onto food delivery.
For politicians, restaurant and delivery taxes appear to be a win-win.