Woman wins suit challenging toilet-paper tax

A western Pennsylvania woman won $100 plus court costs after she sued Kmart for twice collecting sales tax on a nontaxable necessity: toilet paper.
Mary Bach, of Murrysville, said Kmart offered to settle the case out of court before a Thursday hearing at which a Monroeville district judge sided with her. But the settlement required her to sign a confidentiality agreement, which would have defeated the purpose of her suit, Bach said. "I want consumers as they shop during the important holiday to be aware of what is and what isn't taxable," Bach said after the verdict. "I would lose my ability to spread that message if I were gagged."

That reminds me of the supermarket checkout stories that Professor Evans often refers to. You have to be alert and pay attention to your purchases as they are being rung up at the register. The supermarkets, departments stores, etc. have a variety of tactics to swindle us out of a penny to a dollar. Its all about principles.