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Old 02-21-2024, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by margaretmattson View Post
The article is referring to a heavy burden caused by taxes in Florida for the poor. A cinge to pay for the wealthy but is causing low income families to live paycheck to paycheck. Some, going into debt. Other states have managed to tax accordingly where a percentage paid by the poor is fair. A person earning $15/hr has a difficult time buying groceries! They can not afford to be taxed at the same rate as the wealthy. Example: A 7% sales tax on a person earning $30,000 hits much harder than a person earning $100,000.
A good explanation !