14% of total revenue comes from sales tax, which is already at 7.25%, but goes up to 10.25% in some cities (the cities can add on to the state amount).
Since 1/7th of all revenue comes from sales tax, California would have to go up to 50% sales tax if the entire revenue was supported by only sales tax.
Other taxes would be eliminated, though.
The real problem is that most states, and the feds, SPEND TOO DAMN MUCH MONEY.
The budgets need to be drastically cut, but politicians and welfare recipients (poor people, retired people, and corporations) will scream about it.
"Democracy" fails when 51% realize they can steal from the 49% via taxation.
(Yes, I know it is a republic, but the government employees have been ignoring that.)
There already are sales taxes (in most states) and taxes on corporations (in most states).
Let's take California as an example:
https://www.next10.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/CBC-Revenue-May2021_0.pdf
14% of total revenue comes from sales tax, which is already at 7.25%, but goes up to 10.25% in some cities (the cities can add on to the state amount).
Since 1/7th of all revenue comes from sales tax, California would have to go up to 50% sales tax if the entire revenue was supported by only sales tax.
Other taxes would be eliminated, though.
The real problem is that most states, and the feds, SPEND TOO DAMN MUCH MONEY.
The budgets need to be drastically cut, but politicians and welfare recipients (poor people, retired people, and corporations) will scream about it.
"Democracy" fails when 51% realize they can steal from the 49% via taxation.
(Yes, I know it is a republic, but the government employees have been ignoring that.)