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Originally Posted by crockett
A flat tax on sales wouldnt work, because it shifts the bulk of the tax burden on the middle and lower classes. It also requires the tax to be much higher than if it was on the income.
Tax should always be income based because tax should be on what is earned vs what is bought. People aren't going to stop earning because you tax them, but they will certainly stop buying things they don't need if the tax is too high.
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