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【你不知道的美国：切开贝果也要纳税？美国居民谈身边的“奇葩”税种】本杰明·富兰克林曾说：“世界上只有两件事是不可避免的，税收和死亡。”在被称作“万税之国”的美国，更是如此。在号称“贝果之都”的美国纽约，很多初来这里的游客都要尝尝当地的贝果。但鲜有人知的是，在纽约，贝果一旦被店家切开，即被视作加工食品，需要消费者额外缴纳约百分之八的“切片贝果”税。 事实上，美国很多州都有自己的“奇葩”税种，如科罗拉多州的“餐巾纸税”、阿肯色州的“文身税”、伊利诺伊州的“糖果税”等。本期视频，CGTN纽约拍客到访了当地的贝果店，询问消费者和店主关于“切片贝果税”的看法，并请他们列举身边的“奇葩”税种。企业家布兰登·托马森（Brandon Thomasson）表示，这些税种更像是法律制定者一拍脑袋想出来的，荒谬且疯狂，“因为每个州都会制定各自的税法，所以才会有这些荒谬的差异存在。” Benjamin Franklin once said, "In this world, nothing is certain, except death and taxes." This holds particularly true in the United States, often dubbed the "land of taxes." In New York City, hailed as the "Bagel Capital" of the U.S., many first-time visitors want a taste of this local delicacy. Yet few realize that in New York, once a bagel is "altered" by store staff – such as being sliced, toasted or served with toppings – it is classified as a prepared food and subjected to a sales tax of around eight percent.Indeed, many U.S. states have their own tax laws, resulting in peculiar classifications, such as Colorado's "napkin tax," Arkansas' "tattoo tax" and Illinois' "candy tax." CGTN's New York stringer Edgar Costa visited a local bagel shop and quizzed both consumers and shopkeepers about the "sliced bagel tax" and other such levies. Entrepreneur Brandon Thomasson attributes these taxes to lawmakers' whimsical decisions, "Because each state is responsible for its own tax laws, all these weird (things) just disconnect, and discrepancies exist."