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Originally Posted by L-Pink
True. What the country needs is a simple 3-4 page tax code based on a fair percentage for personal band income with most loopholes/exemptions closed And a consumption tax based on type of purchases.
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Originally Posted by L-Pink
The only way to really tax people working off the books is to tax what they spend. Since this is a growing part of our economy, some say 2 trillion, something needs done.
And a lot of these people receive benefits then earn unreported income, double-fucking taxpayers.
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Sales taxes on non essential items, leaving out things like food. Is sensible.
The problem is spending/taxing. Do you want a country that has Justice, Health, Education, Transport, Defense, etc. That runs properly. Do you want laws made, roads built, protection of the environment, and everything else the Government pays for? Then pay taxes. Or do without them.
People can nit pick over certain spending, so long as it's spent in the country where the tax is raised. It's only moving the money around inside the system. But goods from overseas, fight wars, etc. Loses money our of the system.
As for the belief that wages will rise to fund the more expensive goods. Look around you and see what was made in the US. Then calculate how much more you will need to earn to buy those products.
Don't forget these.
Now think of your market. how many of your customers are going to have less to spend on porn?
The only way is forcing these countries to buy our goods and services, then taxing the excess imports.