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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Lane3 who wrote (10300)10/8/2009 3:46:49 PM
From: Peter Dierks1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
I don't expect to se a national sales tax any time soon. Many people who support it view it as an additional source of income. The marginal support comes from those who would only support it along with repealing the income tax. Sure there are the Fair Tax people, but they are pushing water uphill.

The people most affected by a sales tax are those who spend the most. Any category of spending that is exempt then becomes a tax preference. For instance if medical expenses are exempt then medical inflation is bound to exceed general inflation. This would continue current policies that treat most healthcare expenses as a tax preference.
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