Comment Re:"Eat the rich!" (Score 1) 142
For the people at the bottom, any amount of tax hurts more than the people at the top, whether it is on income or on transaction. Each dollar of tax is a far higher percent of total income, so the impact is greater even when the dollar amounts are smaller. There are lots of folks in our economy for whom an extra $50 per month is huge improvement in life quality. If you can zero out the tax on fundamentals -- food, clothing, gas, utilities, road tolls -- then sales taxes are a lot more fair, placing the burden onto the parts of the economy that can afford it (and onto those who most benefit from a stable societal environment).