Tacos (and Burritos) are sandwiches (1 Viewer)

[Zajac]

https://fox8.com/news/judge-rules-tacos-are-mexican-style-sandwiches-heres-why/

 

[upNdown]

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[allforcharity]

Someone on PCF will appeal this to the Supreme Court.

 

[Darthhoodie]

A burrito is a ingredient neutral, structural rebel sandwich for sure!

 

[BPTDirector]

This falls into the I don’t care what they are called, I’m eating tons of those sumbitches.

 

[philhut]

So is Sushi a Japanese style sandwich?

 

[iLogik]

A taco is only a taco when it’s folded tho, meaning you need it to be hard shell…
If you order only 1 taco and the tortilla opens, is it really sandwiched?

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

A taco is only a taco when it’s folded tho, meaning you need it to be hard shell…
If you order only 1 taco and the tortilla opens, is it really sandwiched?

That's called an open-faced taco

 

[tabletalker7]

Am I the only one who saw this thread and instantly thought of South Park?

 

[Frogzilla]

The article says the zoning or whatever required the food place, among other restrictions, “only sold made to order or subway style sandwiches”. Tacos and burritos are clearly not subway style sandwiches. is it that “or” makes the whole “subway style” irrelevant? Or did the judge really blow this?

 

[Kentucky]

The article says the zoning or whatever required the food place, among other restrictions, “only sold made to order or subway style sandwiches”. Tacos and burritos are clearly not subway style sandwiches. is it that “or” makes the whole “subway style” irrelevant? Or did the judge really blow this?

I think the “or” blows it wide open. Subway Style should’ve been in parentheses, a comma delimited sub clause, or maybe “in quotes”. You could argue made to order anything (poker chips perhaps) or Subway Style sandwiches.

Interestingly (YMMV) the article also says “The idea behind the agreement, according to court documents, was to keep national fast-food burger and chicken chains out of the strip mall.”

Surely even McDonald’s can argue they offer made to order sandwiches? These people need to be clearer about their NIMBY prejudices.

 

[Kentucky]

Not entirely unrelated there was a landmark court case in the UK over whether Jaffa Cakes (a beloved British confection) should be taxed as a cake, or a biscuit [US think cookie].

The case hinged on the fact that Jaffa cakes are soft and get hard when they go stale vs. biscuits that go soft.

A victory for the people vs. the man.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-food/vfood6260

 

[BGinGA]

Not entirely unrelated there was a landmark court case in the UK over whether Jaffa Cakes (a beloved British confection) should be taxed as a cake, or a biscuit [US think cookie].

The case hinged on the fact that Jaffa cakes are soft and get hard when they go stale vs. biscuits that go soft.

A victory for the people vs. the man.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/vat-food/vfood6260

Bigger issue is that only the English would think to tax cake differently than biscuits/cookies in the first place. Is this somehow tea-related?

Paging @BonScot for a fresh perspective.

 

[BonScot]

a landmark court case in the UK over whether Jaffa Cakes (a beloved British confection) should be taxed as a cake, or a biscuit

The case was brought about when the UK government applied VAT (Value Added Tax) to Jaffa Cakes. This is a sales tax that currently stands at 20%.
The manufacturer appealed this and won the case. They successfully argued that Jaffa Cakes were cakes and not biscuits.

the English would think to tax cake differently

The logic behind having zero VAT on cakes was that cakes were “wholesome” and home made and were eaten with a fork or spoon so should not be taxed whereas biscuits were mass produced in factories by corporations and eaten by using fingers and not a fork or spoon. Really obvious and makes perfect sense when you think about it