> Low income households and those living paycheck to paycheck end up paying as a proportion of their income far more than high income households This is false.

> Low income households and those living paycheck to paycheck end up paying as a proportion of their income far more than high income households This is false. Food and clothing is exempt from sales tax. At least it is in my state and that's how it should be. If they're genuinely poor, that's what they're spending their money on, so they wouldn't get taxed at all.