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Texas has no income tax, which is a big draw for corporate executives who do business there. But it’s hardly tax-free. The property taxes are high for a Southern state. The sales taxes are high. One study found that the bottom 20 percent of the Texas population pays 12 percent of its income in state … Read more
We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things – almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we … Read more
I live in Portland now. It’s beautiful from day one. The Food and the beer, and no sales tax. Get your iPad while you’re here. David Giuntoli
With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very dumb idea. Bruce Bartlett
A flat tax is roughly the same as a sales tax. Bob Frank
Portland is a really great city, especially because I’m a shopper and there’s no sales tax! That really adds up so fast, because in California, a $1000 pair of shoes ends up costing another $100. Bitsie Tulloch
Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income tax. Bill Jenkins
Brick and mortar businesses – and the communities that depend on them – cannot continue to bear an unfair sales tax burden from which their on-line competitors are effectively exempt. Bill Delahunt
Uncollected sales taxes on Internet purchases cost the states more than $16 billion in 2001. Bill Delahunt
I could get you to smile like that, and without sales tax. Becca Fitzpatrick