Quote:He only pays taxes on goods he's selling me the pipes and the assortiated parts needed for the repair I'm not paying taxes on his labor.


The only time something is taxed is when goods are exchanging hands and that's a one time tax. The seller of the goods doesn't pay a tax with his resale tax.

 

No, you missed my point. 

 

You said, "To clarify income taxes are paid I donate money to cause A then if cause A is supposed to be taxed you've essentially double taxed my contribution." 

 

To which I replied, that if you pay taxes on your income, then you hire a plumber and pay him, he pays income tax on what you pay him.   Double taxed just like your example. 

 

Double taxation, triple taxation, quadruple taxation, occurs everywhere.   People pay tax on their income, then they pay someone for something and that money is taxed as income to that person or entity.   And so on ad infinitum. 

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