That tax to be aportioned as 1% federal, 2% state, 3% county, and 4% city. That is 10% total. And before I hear this would hurt the poor let me finish. Food medicine and medical equipment are exempt. The poor spend the vast majority of their income on food and clothing and such. Include tax on services.
This setup does two things: 1. places the legal constitutional tax burden on those who can afford it.
2. removes all punative and retrograde taxation.
One other item for you economist types this tax is a big win thru the magic of the velocity of money. And for you "slim-down-the-goverment" types this requires far less cost of collection and buracracy.
Try that on for size.
Yes, if you read the Constitution closely you will see sales tax is legal. BUT, only that.
Putin did not miss state himself. He got tired of the PC idiocy and stated the truth. The moslems are bent on world domination by any means possible. Their old moon / fertility god is hungry.