That is an excellent idea. How do we collect the taxes for state government under your plan?
We already know that if you don’t have a business collect the tax, the people won’t pay the tax. I presume you don’t mean to shut down state government, as you probably like having a few roads, and some sort of law enforcement, and prisons to put criminals in.
Maybe you would like to replace the sales tax with an income tax. But the income tax burdens the business you work at, by making them send tax money for you to the government.
I applaud those who are philosophically opposed to the sales tax who argue to replace it with another tax.
But if you are not arguing for the elimination of the sales tax, how do you propose collecting it?
That's not my problem... And I might add that if the people won't pay the tax, it is a good indication that the tax is confiscatory.
Maybe you would like to replace the sales tax with an income tax.
Places that have sales tax normally already have income tax.
But if you are not arguing for the elimination of the sales tax, how do you propose collecting it?
Again, not my problem. Causing a business owner to become the responsible agent of the government due to the irresponsibility of the citizen sure isn't it - And that goes for taxing employment too.
Let the state hire it's own agent to stand in front of the citizen and take the money directly from the citizen's wallet, and I guarantee that taxation would become much lower very quickly - Similar to county taxation of property. I am made quite aware of what the county costs twice a year.