Yesterday, Obama left the door open on imposing a new federal sales tax in order to get more revenues to the federal government, reversing previous denials. CNBC notes that Barack Obama’s sudden U-turn on a value-added tax (VAT) has been carefully prepared by subtle changes in his rhetoric on protecting the middle class (emphasis mine): READ MORE...
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He didn't say he was open to a VAT. Truth is important. You demand that of the other side. You should practice it yourself.
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People still think the VAT is just a federal sales tax. That would be bad enough, but it's a lot more than that. It's a "value added" tax. That means that in every stage of production, every time value is added to a product, it's taxed. Start with a tree in a forest. Cut it down - value has been added, collect a tax. Send it to the mill, turn it into lumber - value has been added, collect a tax. Use it to build a house - value has been added, collect a tax. It goes on and on.
ReplyDeleteIn England, the VAT is 17.5% (and they're considering raising it). Buy a pencil or a house, pay 17.5% VAT. Governments will usually decree that the VAT is included in the posted price, unlike local sales tax.
The other thing is, this is going to have to create a vast bureaucracy to keep track of every place the value has been added, and make sure the tax is collected.
At least, that will solve the unemployment problem. Everybody will be working for the government. Heck, we're all working for the government the first 4 months of the year, anyway.