dunno - tax in the states seems to depend very much on the state you live in.

The really weird thing I find is that vat isn't added to an item untill you get to the checkout. So you have no idea what something will actualy cost based on it's price tag.
You dollar stores - aren't.

In canada they claim this is for the indians, who don't pay tax.

Surely it would make more sense to add tax to the price of everything and then just discount for the indians at the checkout.