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wercal

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22. How is it less regressive?

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Reply #17)

Fri May 24, 2013, 05:20 PM

May 2013

In post No. 2, I show that the current Sales Tax Refund is possibly more progressive. It only applies to low income ($36k and below), while a blanket moratorium on food sales tax benefits everybody, no matter what income.

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Kansas lawmaker opposes lowering food taxes because it encourages people to buy food... [View all] cynatnite May 2013 OP

Where does the GOP find these people ellie May 2013 #1

In Kansas We have a food sales tax refund wercal May 2013 #2

But, I ask, why tax it in the first place... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #13

Yes, just exempt groceries the way most states do. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #17

+1 freshwest May 2013 #21

How is it less regressive? wercal May 2013 #22

Any time sales taxes exempt necessities of life it's less regressive for the lowest income tiers. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #24

It is less regressive because demigoddess May 2013 #26

I have no idea what the origin of the food sales tax is wercal May 2013 #19

This could lead to another, probably pointless, TreasonousBastard May 2013 #20

They tax groceries in Kansas? We don't do that here in tax happy NY... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #3

Food tax disproportionately hurts poor people, so rightwingers love it. arcane1 May 2013 #5

Progressive taxation is the devil. Regressive taxation is godly. MattBaggins May 2013 #6

And then they give some back... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #12

Numerous states tax groceries, Ilsa May 2013 #16

taxing groceries is one of the most evil things i can imagine tk2kewl May 2013 #23

Okay. Wait Wut May 2013 #4

What? HappyMe May 2013 #7

No tax on food or clothes in MA Marrah_G May 2013 #8

Same here in PA. WinkyDink May 2013 #25

Isn't that special. nt DCKit May 2013 #9

Melcher must live on motor oil and battery acid. muntrv May 2013 #10

Republicans - stupid as the day is long. Rex May 2013 #11

What's the matter with Kansas? KamaAina May 2013 #14

I'm reading this on my mobile Revanchist May 2013 #15

Yes because the good people of AsahinaKimi May 2013 #18

point being made janlyn May 2013 #27