A much higher percentage of what poor people buy is necessities compared to their salaries. They have much less choice as to buy or not. If a rich person we

A much higher percentage of what poor people buy is necessities compared to their salaries. They have much less choice as to buy or not. If a rich person were to buy at the rate a poor person does, it would be almost completely on frivolity. Sales taxes, imo, are especially targeted at the poor.