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Originally Posted by Derwood
Then it's already not a level playing field
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If we don't place a consumption tax on food purchases at a place like a grocery store, that would be level for everyone based on my assumption that people fulfill their basic food purchase needs at places like grocery stores. If a person fulfills their food consumption at a place like McDonald's off of the Dollar menu and they pay a x% that amount would be materially smaller than the guy who buys his food at a 5 star restaurant at the same percentage. And, in my view, don't give the guy eating at the 5 star restaurant an opportunity for a "business deduction".
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I don't care about your anecdotal example. Paying tax on 100% of your income (the poor) vs. a small % (the rich) is regressive
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I apologize for being so offensive, I did not know the true definition of the term.