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To: Salthawk; ROCKLOBSTER
People pay taxes as they buy the finished products. I’ve always wondered why we couldn’t go to that type of system.

A retail sales tax. Most states and many municipalities have one, don't they? (Not Alaska, fortunately)

Easy to collect. Easy to manage. Difficult to avoid. Rich pay more because they spend more.

1,151 posted on 01/14/2023 10:15:51 AM PST by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat farmed fish)
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To: Chuckster
Easy to collect. Easy to manage. Difficult to avoid. Rich pay more because they spend more.

And it taxes drug dealers and foreign tourists as well.

1,161 posted on 01/14/2023 10:56:20 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Chuckster
Easy to collect. Easy to manage. Difficult to avoid. Rich pay more because they spend more.

Zactly. If you win or inherit $10,000,000 you pay no tax. If you die and leave it to your kid, still no tax. Only when it's spent is it taxed. No need for a progressive tax.

1,162 posted on 01/14/2023 10:56:40 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Chuckster

FYI:

Oregon, Montana and Delaware also do not have sales taxes.

West Yellowstone and Big Sky, MT have local sales taxes (or ‘resort’ taxes) which are very low.

Stay well!


1,405 posted on 01/15/2023 7:27:02 AM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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