This is why it should be a progressive VAT. Essential goods have no to little tax (the same goods that say, food stamps would cover), consumer goods a higher ta

This is why it should be a progressive VAT. Essential goods have no to little tax (the same goods that say, food stamps would cover), consumer goods a higher tax and luxury goods the highest tax. Second-hand goods would have no VAT tax at at all, which is what low income earners should be purchasing in many cases. Also, no tax system will solve inequality; the cause stems from other places (culture, education, government structure).