3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.world · 9 months agoDoes this plan make sense? v2lemmy.worldimagemessage-square380fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down1105
arrow-up1993arrow-down1imageDoes this plan make sense? v2lemmy.world3volver@lemmy.world to General Discussion@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square380fedilink
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoInstead we have sales tax, and that is actually assessed by the states individually. The Federal government’s income is primarily from income tax and various business taxes.
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoSales tax has quite a different origin and reasoning behind it than VAT, though.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoI’m sure it does, but at present it’s something we don’t have in America.
Instead we have sales tax, and that is actually assessed by the states individually. The Federal government’s income is primarily from income tax and various business taxes.
Sales tax has quite a different origin and reasoning behind it than VAT, though.
I’m sure it does, but at present it’s something we don’t have in America.