Reply #11: I don't have time to get into this, but I'm against this... [View All]

We can tax 1) income 2) spending 3) wealth/ownership/property

The ONLY way a plan like this COULD work is if they raise the sales tax enough to equal the income from the property taxes, OK?

That means (I'll go slowly) that without radically reducing roads, schools, etc., the same amount of taxes must still be paid by basically the same people.

The QUESTION is WHO will the change in tax structure benefit (pay less), and WHO will pay MORE?

Currently:

The poorest, those with the least amount of property:
1) spend all of their money/can't save (ie: all of their income is subject to sales tax)
2) live in property not worth much, therefore paying the lowest amount of property taxes...

The richest, those with the most property:
1) have money left over; all of their income isn't taxed under the new
2) pay the most for property taxes.

PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW RAISING TAXES ON THE POOREST OF PEOPLE IS A "FAIR" THING...