From: Please@dont.try   
      
   "Kris Krieger"  wrote in message   
   news:13sp4m2h137oo9b@corp.supernews.com...   
   > Er, a $12K car incurs less tax than does a $45K car.  A home costing   
   > $124K incurs less tax than does a house coting $265K.  Food isn't (and   
   > should not be!) taxed.  So I'm confused as to how sales tax is a higher   
   > ratio for the poor...?   
      
   Firstly, the poor spend a higher percentage of what they make than do the   
   rich. (Usually around 100%.) The richer you are, the more likely you are to   
   invest/save higher and higher percentages of your income. There is no sales   
   tax on investments or savings.   
   Secondly, the poor pay the same tax on a loaf as do the rich, and that tax   
   is also a greater percentage of what they earn. Most flat tax schemes shift   
   the tax burden down the income ladder, the difference generally being how   
   far down before the bill is due.   
      
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