Originally Posted by
philbob57
Actually, since sales taxes are regressive, taking a substantially larger share of lower than of higher incomes, liberals are almost uniformly in favor of lower sales taxes. I hope I'm not making a political statement here. Rather, my aim is simply to correct a misunderstanding.
I've lived in a state with no sales tax and a state with no income tax. I think I prefer the no income tax.
Income tax gets your money before you spend it. Sales tax (in my state) only goes after money when you spend it on many non-grocery items.