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VAT is one of those weird mismatches between US and European politics. It would be regarded as very regressive in the US, since sales taxes disproportionately h
by Amezarak 5y ago
VAT is one of those weird mismatches between US and European politics. It would be regarded as very regressive in the US, since sales taxes disproportionately harm the poor.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoIt's a lot easier to have regressive taxes when your starting point is this[0] The US's starting point was revolting over a few percent on a couple random assortments of goods (and a few other affronts). [0] https://img.ifunny.co/images/bfab53583fcce050029cd61cfea5c6d670394f26bf6ce48085bcd42622565289_1.jpg https://img.ifunny.co/images/bfab53583fcce050029cd61cfea5c6d...