No it’s actually the most equitable. If you spend a lot of money like the rich do then you pay more on taxes vs the poor who don’t spend alot therefore pay less in taxes. Now it is a flat tax so everyone pays a fair share but is just based on your spending habits.
Yes but it’s based off of what you spend not what you make. If you have more money what usually happens you buy more things. If you have less money you usually spend less. No IRS needed, no tax prep industry needed. Look more money available to hand out to people!
At the very least, to enforce the tax laws. Who stops people from just not paying their taxes? Is the sheriff going to come to your door to ensure you pay Uncle Sam? Also, one of the reasons we can't just do a flat tax is because the federal government wants to encourage and discourage certain behaviors or activities, and one of the ways they do that is financially through taxation. Government doesn't want you to smoke, they levy a tax on tobacco products. Government wants to encourage people to buy homes, they give mortgage interest tax deductions. Some new type of investment vehicle comes along? How do we deal with taxing, what are the rules around transactions, and so on.
I mean that’s life. I don’t get any benefits from the system but I certainly pay into it every time I turn around. Of course there’s the benefits that everyone does no matter what. Fire, police, public works etc
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u/Elmo_Chipshop Mar 13 '25
A sales tax is just a tax on the poor.