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To: wolfman23601
“I like the idea of a sales tax though. It allows the drug dealers, hookers, loan sharks, organized crime, and cash players the opportunity to contribute to tax revenue.”

If that is your hope, you would be likely disappointed.

Crooks can find a way around any tax, even the majority of sales taxes.

Every small business owner can do the same thing because businesses don't pay sales taxes on business items. You would be surprised what can become a “business item” when money can be saved.

If a farmer needs a new lawn tractor to mow his lawn, the farm business buys one. No sales taxes and the entire cost is ‘wrote off’ the business income. Ditto on new pick-up trucks, beef for the freezer, etc. ect.

Every business does it to some extent. Dope dealers would instantly invent a phony small business, if they don't already have one, many do.

69 posted on 10/13/2011 6:26:34 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Beagle8U

If a farmer needs a new lawn tractor to mow his lawn, the farm business buys one. No sales taxes and the entire cost is ‘wrote off’ the business income. Ditto on new pick-up trucks, beef for the freezer, etc. ect.


More nonsense from a Cain opponent.

I’m a business owner in a sales tax state, and can tell you that we pay sales tax on all business purchases, UNLESS they are for resale, and we collect sales tax on the resale.

I can easily avoid sales taxes already by buying mail order. I’m even clever enough to have figured out how to buy vehicles without paying sales tax.


146 posted on 10/13/2011 7:39:13 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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