The working class and poor will be ravaged.
The wealthy psychopaths running the government don’t care.
“The wealthy will love it since sales taxes are such a low percentage of taxes they pay.
The working class and poor will be ravaged”
That is why government loves regressive taxes—there are a lot more middle class and poor people than there are wealthy people.
In the current economic environment there will be even more poor people.
Sin taxes are an excellent example of how this works.
Licenses and fees are another example.
9%+ in Washington. Sales tax on non grocery items is a great way to raise money for State government. There really is nothing fairer.