&quot;Are you trying to be the &#x27;typical&#x27; American who portrays &#x27;facts&#x27; about other countries that are nothing of the sort?&quot;<p>The facts are that Australia has high taxes and is much more expensive than the US.  The numbers I gave might not be 100% accurate, but it&#x27;s still a fact.<p>&quot;Also, sales tax is included in our prices unlike the US.&quot;<p>I would rather have sales tax separated.  Why?  I&#x27;ve seen so many people bitching about why certain products are more expensive in Australia, and commonly blame the company.<p>In reality, they should be blaming the government.  Merging the prices allows politicians to raise taxes without the citizens actually knowing the true amount.<p>The same thing happens with the gas tax in the US.  So many people bitch about the cost, yet have no idea that taxes account for a big portion of it.