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HassleCat

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1. Sales tax vs. sin tax

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 02:01 PM

Jun 2015

The sales tax is truly regressive because poor people don't have the dodges and scams wealthy people use to avoid paying sales tax. If you have enough money, you can maintain a business or two just to avoid sales tax by (for example) claiming your trip to the lumber yard is for supplies to upgrade your hobby farm. Cigarette taxes do hit poor people harder, but tobacco and alcohol taxes are completely avoidable for everyone, so sorry but no sympathy there.

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Kansas ends record-breaking long session with trickle UP tax bill [View all] Panich52 Jun 2015 OP

Sales tax vs. sin tax HassleCat Jun 2015 #1

Of course there is the little matter of taxing food exboyfil Jun 2015 #3

That's the worst HassleCat Jun 2015 #5

will this finally teach people not to vote against their best interests? ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #2

Such fine outstanding Christians. CrispyQ Jun 2015 #4

Isn't Kansas the Koch brother's state? Matariki Jun 2015 #6

Also the Walmart Waltons' home state. Panich52 Jun 2015 #8

The only was a tax on buyers helps a failed economy is if it is targeted against rich buyers. And jwirr Jun 2015 #7