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Old 04-10-2020, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
In my opinion, the only way to get everyone focused on the debt is to require everyone to pay taxes. This could be done with a national sales tax. There are too many people who pay no tax, so why would they care how much money the Government spends?
Problem with a National Sales Tax is it is regressive. I believe taxing needs to be done at the top-line. It'll hurt me, but it's the only way.