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I agree that taxing different forms of consumption at different rates may have a non-zero effect. That's orthogonal to the point I was making and applies to tax
by yummyfajitas 12y ago
I agree that taxing different forms of consumption at different rates may have a non-zero effect. That's orthogonal to the point I was making and applies to taxes on saving and production as well.
You don't pay sales tax on services. Weathly people spend more of there income on ex maids than poor people.
Poor people spend a larger fraction of their income on doctors than rich people. If you have numbers present them, but singling out a single stereotypically rich category of spending is silly.
- Retric 12y agoDepends on what you mean by poor and rich. Plenty of people avoid seeking medical attention because they really can't afford it. Statistically, those in the bottom 20% of income earners spend significantly more of there income on sales tax than the top 50% or top 1% or top 0.1%.