• xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    As a proud Massachusettsan, tomatoes are definitely vegetables.

    (Technically, tomatoes are both fruits and vegetables)

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      Aren’t fruits subsets of vegetables? Without looking it up I thought that vegetables were the edible part of the plant and fruits are edible reproductive parts of the plant. I could be totally off on that though.

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        2 years ago

        Yea, you’re totally correct. This whole confusion comes from a Supreme Court case that involved tariffs though… Basically, tomatoes are a staple good and should be taxed like a regular vegetable and not receive the elevated fruit tax.

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          i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys…