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Perhaps by making a country wide, federal sales tax, at a single percentage and that applies to everything - kind of like an Australian GST or European VAT? We
by daemin 16y ago
Perhaps by making a country wide, federal sales tax, at a single percentage and that applies to everything - kind of like an Australian GST or European VAT?
Well, not quite like the Australian GST since that doesn't apply to fresh unprocessed food and a few other things.
And not quite like the European VAT since that applies at different rates in different countries.
Perhaps the USA could be a leader in something again. A simple GST/VAT that's applied evenly and is uncomplicated.
- Vivtek 16y agoTaxes that are applied evenly and are uncomplicated are not something the United States specializes in.
- etherael 16y agoTaxes that are applied evenly and are uncomplicated are not something taxes specialize in.
- michaelpinto 16y agoVAT works when you have a small country, but in a Federal system where states and cities have different needs it just wouldn't work.