The Bagel Tax

OK, so the state legislature of New York has gone batty. They passed a 9 cent tax on sliced bagels. Unsliced, no tax, sliced....TAX. What the f?

Seriously.  They figure if it's just a bagel, it's a "grocery item", no tax, but slice it and it's "prepared food", BINGO, kaching!  Oy vey!