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Subject: Re: VAT
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Date: Sat, 3-Nov-84 12:54:13 EST
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A few problems with your sales tax: people will be very tempted to evade it
by such means as barter, illicit sales, etc. I think that an income tax
is a lot easier to enforce. Also, a VAT would be regressive, in the sense
that the pooreer you are, the larger percentage of your income you pay
(because you will presumably spend a larger percentage of your income,
as opposed to investing it). And you, not the corporations, are paying
the tax: an otherwise $2.00 item would cost you $2.20... Otherwise, not
a bad idea...

	Wayne