sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoGavin Newsom proposes a California digital software taxwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down13
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minus-squareDeckPacker@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·9 hours agoWhy are you against a sales tax?
minus-squareYtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·9 hours agoSales taxes are regressive. The poorest people pay way more of their income to buy things at stores. Therefore they are getting taxed a lot more than someone who saves money because they have bigger incomes
minus-squareDeckPacker@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 minutes agoThat actually makes sense, thank you
minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 hours agoPeople who downvote someone asking a question is insane. Gods forbid you want to learn something or engage in a dialogue.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·9 hours agoSame reasons I’m against most taxes.
minus-squareDeckPacker@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 minutes agoHow dare the government raise money to fund useless things, like infrastructure, education or social services, right?
Why are you against a sales tax?
Sales taxes are regressive. The poorest people pay way more of their income to buy things at stores. Therefore they are getting taxed a lot more than someone who saves money because they have bigger incomes
That actually makes sense, thank you
People who downvote someone asking a question is insane. Gods forbid you want to learn something or engage in a dialogue.
Same reasons I’m against most taxes.
How dare the government raise money to fund useless things, like infrastructure, education or social services, right?