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by Tsubasachan 2583 days ago
Governments love sales tax! Its just so damn easy and simple. When I was a kid it was at 17.5%- now its at 21%. I don't mind because the government here actually tries to provide for its citizens. Keeping the nation orderly and tidy takes a vast amount of money.
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Taxing poor people will always be easy. That's why the most significant progress in economic history has come with the ideology that fights against doing that.