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To: upbeat5

Consumption taxes places the tax burden disproportionately on the lower incomes, because those who earn less money uses a greater percentage of their income for consumption purposes.


25 posted on 03/18/2014 9:20:17 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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The Fair Tax took that into account by exempting the first X dollars spent.


27 posted on 03/18/2014 9:27:49 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Jonty30
Consumption taxes places the tax burden disproportionately on the lower incomes, because those who earn less money uses a greater percentage of their income for consumption purposes.

You say that like it's a bad thing. According to another FR article I just read, we have the most progressive tax system in the world. This would help that. I think welfare recipients should pay taxes, like everyone else.

30 posted on 03/18/2014 10:27:11 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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