Looks like The bill to abolish the income tax in the US has been introduced!...
"H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily..."
(www.congress.gov)
Let's GOOOOOOooo
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Tax potato chips and only people who eat potatoes chips pay taxes.
My point. Consumption tax and you decide how much tax you pay. Along with a balanced budget amendment and now the spenders must achieve a good economy in order to have money to spend.
This spending our great grandchildren's money before it is earned or they are born, must stop. Its insane.
People who own nothing still consume something.
We don't tax food.
If I owned nothing I'd have so much money. But I own things so I have so much less.
See how that works. I would probably have less stuff with a consumption tax. Then once I saved money and had more of it I'd get some more stuff or replace some I already have.
I grew up dirt poor. Literally. But as an adult I never had trouble taking care of myself. And that is the key, I took care of me and mine. If I hadn't, then one day I suddenly had to, I may have found myself without the skill set to take care of things. And that would have been my fault. Just as it was my responsibility.
If you consume, pay your way. Your point is ... well, pointless to me.
Where in the US do you live that food doesn't get taxed? I know there are a few states that don't impose a state tax on food, but that doesn't account for local jurisdictions.
I'm not saying you're wrong or that food should be taxed. I'm just genuinely curious where in the US has no tax on food.
Mississippi and Alabama have the highest taxes on food in the US, I think. I grew up down there and once a month we would drive an hour to cross the border into a different state to buy groceries. Most states have lower food taxes, but MS and AL tax food just as high as everything else. Seems like something that would happen in California or NY or Massachusetts, not Alabama and Mississippi.
Anyway, I was just curious. And jealous. Mostly jealous. But a little curious, too. 😁
Washington and Oregon don’t tax groceries.
32 states and Washington dc does not tax food at grocery. My receipt does not show a federal tax on my grocery.