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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
Example: A 7% sales tax on a person earning $30,000 hits much harder than a person earning $100,000.
People earning low wage aren’t buying that much cause most of their money they use to survive. If you don’t buy nothing you don’t get taxed. Plus they get all federal income tax they pay in due to their low income.
So they not taxed as much as wealthy. Most likely they are public assistance which wealthy paying for?
I will Amit Florida property tax in some area’s for what have (lower income villagers that can own home)(like Marion county) can be OUTRAGEOUS.
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People living in poverty still need to eat, still need toilet paper, still need clothing, shoes, electricity, hot water, heat when it's cold and cool air when it's sweltering hot, transportation to and from work assuming they are able to work and have jobs, soap and shampoo, still need all the same things that people who don't live in poverty need.
They already pay the same tax that the wealthy pay on those things. If you raise that tax, only the poor will feel the change. Another 50 cents a gallon in gas won't hurt someone in Florida who has $250,000/year in income. But it could force someone who only earns $20,000 a year to choose whether to buy fresh fruits and veggies and healthy proteins, or settle for the dollar menu at the fast food joint again, pushing themselves deeper into poor health just so they don't spend their day with an empty stomach.