Tax Law

Leggo My Bagel: New York State Bagel Tax Could Lead to Open Revolt

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If there was any real spirit of conscientious agitation for liberty left in America, people would be dressing up with Native American war-paint, heading down to New York Harbor, and tossing bags of bagels in the drink. The New York Post reports:

Only Albany could find a way to tax a cut.

The cash-strapped state has been enforcing a bizarre distinction in the tax laws which requires delis and food peddlers to impose a levy on sliced bagels — even though there is no tax when the breakfast staple is sold whole.

The story broke yesterday and since then I’ve been spending most of my time figuring out how many New York State politicians I can vote against this fall. Albany can rape smokers like me as much as they want. But screwing around with New York City bagels is another thing entirely. They may take our lands, but they’ll never take our lox.

I’ve been too apoplectic to think about this from a legal perspective. So I reached out to Caleb Newquist, editor of our sister site, Going Concern. Read about all of the interesting tax implications for a state he calls the “biggest fiscal sh**show.” Meanwhile, once the whether clears up, meet me at South Street. I’ll be the svelte, sexy black man dressed up like the last Mohican trying to appear inconspicuous.

Read about Albany’s oppressive tax plan on Going Concern.

Albany Risking Outright Anarchy Enforcing Taxes on Sliced Bagels [Going Concern]
NY’s cut of bagel ‘dough’ [New York Post]

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