In Kansas, Republicans who had cut income taxes and thereby created a large deficit are now seeking to fill the hole by raising sales taxes. Republican leaders in North Carolina just rolled out a new tax plan that would cut income taxes and corporate taxes, and raise sales taxes. In Louisiana, Republicans who cut corporate taxes and created a giant deficit that threatens Louisiana State University are now seeking to raise sales taxes.
All such moves -- from income taxes to sales taxes -- are regressive, in that they shift the tax burden from upper-income people (who pay a larger share of their earnings in income taxes) to lower-income people (who pay a larger share of their earnings in sales taxes). The chart below shows what happens in Kansas; taxes of poorest rise, while taxes on richest fall.
In other words, Republicans aren’t against taxes. They’re quite happy to tax the poor. They’re just against taxing the rich.
In other words, Republicans aren’t against taxes. They’re quite happy to tax the poor. They’re just against taxing the rich.
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