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Will the US adopt a national sales tax? (washingtonpost.com)
2 points by splat on May 27, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


They need to be looking into a consumption tax to replace the income tax, not a value added tax. Once again, they're overcomplicating an already very complicated issue.


>hey need to be looking into a consumption tax to replace the income tax

"Replace" is the key word here. From what I understand, the VAT in consideration would go along side the current income tax thereby increasing overall taxation.




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