[ The ignorant haven’t figured out that corporations don’t pay taxes, that banks simply pass on ‘punishment’ to the account holders, and that ‘free’ schools, clothing, food, and health care are not actually free. Call me a pessimist, but I don’t expect them to gain enlightenment on this point either. ]
Hidden taxes always hurt the poor more than anyone will ever realize and the poor just lap them up as “taxing those eeeevil corporations” but they don;t comprehend the costs get passed down the line and stifle productivity and encourage shipping jobs overseas.
A naked tax in the light of day is a good thing because it becomes very unpopular to ever raise it and everyone will revolt on rumours of raising it.
Hidden taxes are a very “Re-Progressive” idea.
Exactly - someone made the point the other day that fuel and transporation taxes is a huge hidden tax in everything - and those numbers would come down.
The Brits call them ‘stealth taxes’ which is a perfect encapsulation of their hidden - and evil - nature.