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Old 06-18-2003, 03:29 PM   #20
Rokenn
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Join Date: January 22, 2002
Location: california wine country
Age: 61
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Quote:
Originally posted by MagiK:
Income taxes target people who work hard and not those who do nothing....sales taxes target everyone the same.
No, sales taxes do not target everyone the same. Sales taxes fall much heavier on the lower income brackets then the upper (this is known as a regressive tax structure). As a percentage of income the lower incomes pay much more then people in the upper income bracket, since they are generally living paycheck to paycheck. So, it does not target everyone the same.

[ 06-18-2003, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Rokenn ]
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