Sales Tax...
By Jellen
@Jellen (1852)
United States
February 21, 2009 10:49am CST
How do you feel about state sales tax? Do you live in a state that has income tax or sales tax...or both? Which do you see as a better taxation? I live in Washington State and we have about an 8% sales tax rate. I certainly wouldn't want to see a state income tax, because the sales tax wouldn't go away. We'd just have the two of them, I think.
What does you state or nation do for taxation?
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
21 Feb 09
i am from the philippines, jellen.
people here are already wary of too much taxation. this is what happens when a country is neck deep in debt. the people will have to suffer as, it is really the populace that will be used to ease out the burden of the need to face debt repayments.
we all know about the existence of sales tax way long ago when i was still much too young yet. however, before i could even call myself a senior citizen, the government keep on slapping the citizenry tax measures after tax measures which, are getting heavier and heavier through the years.
by now, we are burdened with the latest one of them all, it is called vat (value added tax). well, all of us may not like it getting imposed but, is there any choice for the citizenry?...
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@Jellen (1852)
• United States
21 Feb 09
I don't have any answers. It seems taxation is heaped on top of taxation, all around the world. With the recession hitting our economies, taxation is one consideration to help see nations and states through the difficult times. Unfortunately, taxation usually taxes those little able to handle the taxes.
@ErrollLeVant (4353)
• United States
22 Feb 09
We have a sales tax and no income tax in Texas and that is the way I prefer it. There is no discrimination in a sales tax, te rich and the poor all pay the tax for whatever is purchased.
