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> Why would I prefer sales tax? A consumption tax would be good. It would affect everyone. It would be easier to levy than an income tax.
by ahf8Aithaex7Nai 3y ago
> Why would I prefer sales tax?
A consumption tax would be good. It would affect everyone. It would be easier to levy than an income tax.
- wolverine876 3y agoHow does that differ from a sales tax? Sales taxes are not progressive and therefore unfair. Bezos and the janitor pay the same tax for the same thing (though in fairness, Bezos does buy more things).
- fuzzfactor 3y agoNo tax is fair unless it is insignificant enough to be universally paid willingly and joyfully. Plus every attempt at "progressive" taxation has been circumvented to a reversed outcome. A tax almost always ends up curtailing what it taxes. Taxing property curtails private property ownership, taxing income curtails productivity at the source, taxing expenditures curtails consumption. Which of these is more sustainable with less compromise to overall economic opportunity? >in fairness, Bezos does buy more things Probably not the kind of things or fairness that does him or anyone else as much good with the money compared to what the average person would do.