[michpoch]

> We also have VAT on imports.

And the US has sales tax.

VAT is paid on all products, it doesn't matter if it's domestic or imported!

[mk89]

Who cares? From the standpoint of someone selling you something, their product will be sold for 20% more (and they don't get 1 cent out of it).

[notahacker]

Importers care because unlike VAT or sales tax, it makes them x% more expensive than competitors. Consumers care because tariffs paid are in addition to sales taxes or VAT.

[michpoch]

So the US should drop the sales tax then?