The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a consumption tax.   The more money you spend, the more tax you pay.   It seems pretty fair to me.   It would have the effect of taxing the wealthy more than the poor, because the wealthy would spend more money.   Plus, all that black market money which is currently evading tax would get taxed as it is spent.  

 

In Taiwan, every cash register is connected to the national lottery system, so every customer demands a receipt which has a free lottery entry on it.   So enforcement is in the hands of the public. 

 

No fuss, no muss. 

 

What's wrong with that idea? 

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