Reply #30: Mile 53

[Shorebound]

You're not saying anything I disagree with. I do not support expanding the sales tax to other goods and services unless it is linked to lowering the tax. And I don't see anything wrong with increasing the tax on certain purchases — jewelry, for example, or any vehicle costing more than $50,000 or other high-end items. We already tax meals and lodging at separate rates, so I don't see a problem expanding that concept to other goods. IOW, reconfigure the sales tax to lower the burden on low-income people and increase it for high-income people who are more able to afford it.