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Why not a progressive sales tax based on the pricing of the individual item? As for the data collection, for most people the government already has all that in
by talmand 12y ago
Why not a progressive sales tax based on the pricing of the individual item?
As for the data collection, for most people the government already has all that info anyway.
The stipend would open the door for the possibility of the guaranteed basic income some people have been going on about lately. People would already be accustomed to the government sending them a monthly check for essentially being alive.
- nitrogen 12y agoIf prices were taxed progressively (which AIUI they are in some cases, e.g. expensive imported cars), you might see large items split into many small parts sold separately, with an on-site assembly service that costs less than the saved taxes.
- talmand 12y agoThen you simply tax the service. But on the other hand, higher taxes don't always result in higher revenues. In fact, you might see an uptick in revenues. If people see they might save money with that method then more people might be likely to buy the item they, otherwise, may not have. It all depends on how the taxes are structured. Of course, we then slide into complicated tax code like we have now.