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by adrianN 1552 days ago
Consumption taxes hit poor people harder than rich people. Inheritance might work, and carbon emissions might also work if you have a tax-and-rebate system so that poor people can still afford stuff.
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Consumption taxes can give rebates just like carbon taxes. A somewhat popular national sales tax proposal a few years back would have done it that way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairTax