re: Andrew Yang on Google, Amazon helping pay for his $1,000-per-month UBI plan

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Here’s the thing:
We already have state sales taxes. Oh... and most states have an income tax too. Many also have property taxes too. And hotel and car rental and event taxes... And an income tax by the feds. We are hit on so many levels, it’s insane and totally unfair.

But Trade off a federal income tax for a federal sales tax and I’m down.

Here’s what’ll happen though. Just like in Europe, we’ll get a sales tax and we’ll keep the income tax.

Vat taxes are sneaky though. I’d rather an add on sales tax done at the register.

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I don't disagree, but much like with the Fed and interest rates, in this age of globalization, what other countries do impacts us. Which was my point.