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IndyOp

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9. Sales taxes are regressive - lower SES people pay a greater

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 10:15 PM

Jun 2019

amount of their salary in sales tax because just about all of their salary goes to buying stuff - food, clothes, etc. People with higher incomes don’t pay as large a proportion of their income in sales tax.

I like Buttigieg’s idea of taxing financial transactions - stock market sales - that would be more fair in terms of well off paying more in taxes.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Interesting who has gotten the views since yesterday on Des Moines Register youtube [View all] jezebel321 Jun 2019 OP

Interesting but not sure what it actually means. efhmc Jun 2019 #1

maybe not much. Ron Paul had the most support on social media sites JI7 Jun 2019 #2

From people not old enough to vote Otto Lidenbrock Jun 2019 #4

I dont know that it means anything either, but I wonder who is the Des Moines Register jezebel321 Jun 2019 #3

more likely they are searching candidate names JI7 Jun 2019 #5

It could be a dozen viewers refreshing over and over again to boost view count Indygram Jun 2019 #6

Of course it is. cwydro Jun 2019 #8

Andrew Yang is the only candidate with the guts to suggest a sales tax. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #7

Sales taxes are regressive - lower SES people pay a greater IndyOp Jun 2019 #9

A sales tax paying for a UBI is progressive crazytown Jun 2019 #10

They are. Blue_true Jun 2019 #11

Well, it works in Europe & other countries. They have the programs many here want. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #13

Tulsi Gabbard? BlueMTexpat Jun 2019 #12