Comment Re:19 miles isn't "space" (Score 2, Insightful) 243
Why can't people ever be happy when enterprising amateurs do something cool?
relative free ride that those individuals get under the current sales tax system
I never liked this one, the argument that any tax that isn't progressive is inherently regressive. Rich people also get a relatively free ride on property taxes (or rent) if they chose to live in the similarly size homes of the less wealthy, they get a relatively free ride on luxury taxes if they live a modest lifestyle and a free ride on estate taxes if they spent their lives living paycheck to paycheck like plenty of people do. Why focus on sales taxes, why not start with the price of normal consumer good in general which seem heavily skewed in favor of people with more money.
For all I know it's more his argument than yours, but even for someone who would be lucky to be considered middle class I think it's unfair to complain about a flat tax on consumer goods that contains a multitude of exceptions for more essential items.
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