Originally posted by no1marauder
The two groups I indicated. The prime sponsor is a Wyoming Republican. From the link sh76 gave on page 1:

The bill's main sponsor is Sen. Mike Enzi, a conservative Republican from Wyoming. He is working closely with Sen. Dick Durbin, a liberal Democrat from Illinois. Both senators say the bill is about fairness for local businesses that already collect sales taxes, and lost revenue for states.

"lost revenue for states"

That says it all. The one area the D and R agree on, sometimes, is soaking Americans for more of their money.

Originally posted by normbenign
"lost revenue for states"

That says it all. The one area the D and R agree on, sometimes, is soaking Americans for more of their money.

There are these things called "elections". If Americans don't like their level of taxation (which is low by international standards) they can vote like you want for a minimal government funded by voluntary contributions (after all, taxes are "theft"😉. So far, they have not adopted your vision. Until they do, the tax system should endeavor to be fair and not grant certain groups unwarranted preferential treatment.

Originally posted by no1marauder
There are these things called "elections". If Americans don't like their level of taxation (which is low by international standards) they can vote like you want for a minimal government funded by voluntary contributions (after all, taxes are "theft"😉. So far, they have not adopted your vision. Until they do, the tax system should endeavor to be fair and not grant certain groups unwarranted preferential treatment.

It is relatively easy to tax, if you can convince the people that it is someone else that will pay the bill, and they who will get the benefits.

Originally posted by normbenign
It is relatively easy to tax, if you can convince the people that it is someone else that will pay the bill, and they who will get the benefits.

How exactly does that "logic" apply to sales taxes?

Originally posted by no1marauder
How exactly does that "logic" apply to sales taxes?

Sales taxes are popular because they presume the rich will pay more because they buy more. Basic necessities are almost always non taxable.

Originally posted by normbenign
Sales taxes are popular because they presume the rich will pay more because they buy more. Basic necessities are almost always non taxable.

Even someone as economically ignorant as you are knows that sales taxes are regressive; do you think people are dumber than you?

Originally posted by no1marauder
Even someone as economically ignorant as you are knows that sales taxes are regressive; do you think people are dumber than you?

My alleged ignorance doesn't negate my explanation of why people approve of various methods of taxation. Most taxpayers haven't a clue about what regressive is. Perhaps you could enlighten us as to what you mean, if you in fact really know.

People will generally approve of taxes that they think someone else will pay.