30% !!!
Holy smoke, that's even worse!
If they REALLY wanted to let us keep our money, they'd lower it to maybe only 10% a do away with that phoney "rebate" nonsense.
If they have it to give back to us, they shouldn't be taking it to begin with.
The rebate is all part of the scam.
It's not only a dangling carrot to suck you in. It's also a tax increase (where do you think the rebate money comes from?) for everyone spending above big governments arbitrary, one size fits all, we know what your "necessities" are and how much they cost you plan...don't get me started on how that poverty scam can be manipulated.
This from the people claiming to hate subsidies and welfare.
What they really need to do is cut spending, cut the social welfare programs, get the federal government out of education and healthcare.
Still at least with a sales tax, it won't be only American workers getting the brunt of the tax burden with a very high income tax and Chinese getting all the benefit because there is no income tax cost on Chinese goods. It would equalize the goods produced here with those produced elsewhere --- the sales tax replacing the income tax would make American labor costs far far cheaper.