[pb7]

Bottom half of the population pays ~zero taxes.

[quesera]

~Zero income taxes only.

Full sales and gasoline taxes, and relative to income, disproportionately more.

[pb7]

>Given that the lower and middle classes pay a disproportionate amount of income tax

>Bottom half of the population pays ~zero taxes.

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[abletonlive]

Okay? So still effectively zero. The top 20% do the overwhelming amount of the shopping.

[quesera]

Are you asking for an explanation of why a consumption tax disproportionately affects citizens with lower incomes?