Because there are easy ways to make it progressive by exempting food, shelter, and such. It should be simple, somehow we've made it crazy complicated.
I think I'm still in favor of consumption based taxation.
Replies to: "I think I'm still in favor of consumption based taxation."
- DOGEy kickbacks to tax payers? Stupid AF…. Pure driver of inflation. - Quest4twelve - 8:24am 2/20/25
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- The heel wants you to hang on their every word. - iairishcheeks - 9:37am 2/20/25
- Best option: pay down debt. 2nd best: return to the people. - NedoftheHill - 11:01am 2/20/25
- Agreed. - iairishcheeks - 11:37am 2/20/25
- Sounds good. Tax system should be about revenue collection, not behavior modification by deductions [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:52am 2/20/25
- I think I'm still in favor of consumption based taxation. - iairishcheeks - 2:39pm 2/20/25
- Sounds good. Tax system should be about revenue collection, not behavior modification by deductions [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 11:52am 2/20/25
- Agreed. - iairishcheeks - 11:37am 2/20/25
- Best option: pay down debt. 2nd best: return to the people. - NedoftheHill - 11:01am 2/20/25
- This is how it can make sense to you.. imagine the Big Guy is doing it. [NT]
- Protagonist - 8:40am 2/20/25
- Why, it never happened? [NT]
- Quest4twelve - 8:44am 2/20/25
- What if they just give the kickbacks in the form of student loan forgiveness? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:04am 2/20/25
- Why, it never happened? [NT]
- Quest4twelve - 8:44am 2/20/25
- The heel wants you to hang on their every word. - iairishcheeks - 9:37am 2/20/25