Calculations are stopping my program from executing? Beginner question

[Devizion]

Hey guys, first post so first I'd like to say hello. I've followed the site and read multiple tutorials for C++ so far. I'm actually going to school for programming. Although I'm quite the beginner, I'm very eager to learn.

I have this issue with some very basic code that I figured maybe someone could point me in the right direction to a solution. Basically if I leave the calculations out, I can get the outputs displayed, but once I add them in, only the input works. Anyways, onto the code.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

//declaring global variables

double totalPrice = 0;
double purchasePrice = 0;
double totalTax = 0;
float countyTax = 0;
float stateTax = 0;

//prototpyes
void input();
void calc();
void output();

int main()
{
    //calls in main
    input();
    calc();
    output();
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

void input()
{
    
    cout << "Enter your purchase price: ";
    cin  >> purchasePrice;

   
   
   
}//end of input

void calc()
{
    
 countyTax = purchasePrice * .02;
 cin >> countyTax;
 stateTax = purchasePrice * .04;
 cin >> stateTax;
 totalTax = stateTax + countyTax;
 cin >> totalTax;
 totalPrice = (stateTax + countyTax) * purchasePrice;
 cin >> totalPrice;

} //end of calc

void output()
{
    cout << "Your purchase cost: " << purchasePrice  << endl;
cout << "Your total county sales tax is: " <<countyTax << endl;
cout << "Your total state sales tax is : " <<stateTax <<endl;
cout << "Your total purchase cost including tax is: " <<totalPrice <<endl;


}

//end of output

Thanks for any help in advance!

[\007]

What compiler are you using? What do you mean it "stops?"

[Devizion]

I've tried the code in Visual Studio and Bloodshed, both have given me the same result. Once executed it will allow me to enter the input for the purchase price, I hit enter, and nothing happens.

[CommonTater]

 countyTax = purchasePrice * .02;
 cin >> countyTax;
 stateTax = purchasePrice * .04;
 cin >> stateTax;
 totalTax = stateTax + countyTax;
 cin >> totalTax;
 totalPrice = (stateTax + countyTax) * purchasePrice;
 cin >> totalPrice;

Take a close look at what this is doing...
Order of events...
What does "cin" do?

[\007]

Take a look at calc() and those cin statements... you keep asking the user for more input

$ ~/a.out
Enter your purchase price: 23.2
23
42
2
34
Your purchase cost: 23.2
Your total county sales tax is: 23
Your total state sales tax is : 42
Your total purchase cost including tax is: 34

[Devizion]

Wow....I'm embarrassed. I feel like my Python knowledge may have confused me due to always returning variables, however I can't explain why I was thinking "cin" was returning them for me. Thanks guys, that's one stupid mistake I'll never make again.

[CommonTater]

Thanks guys, that's one stupid mistake I'll never make again.

As they say...

True intellect is never making the same mistake twice...
because you're too busy making new ones.