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Re:Why inequality matters (2014) by refurb on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:08PM (#24474519)
I guess it comes down to cost versus benefit?

The nice thing about consumption taxes is you capture even black market money. And the wealthy will pay the overwhelming majority of the tax.

Re:Why inequality matters (2014) by pydry on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:15PM (#24474600)
How exactly? Since when do prostitutes and drug dealers pay sales tax?
Re:Why inequality matters (2014) by refurb on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @12:05AM (#24477776)
They'd pay the consumption taxes on everything they purchase.