The poor in Florida pay taxes equal to 13.2% of their income, compared with just 2.3% for its wealthiest citizens. With no income tax and a 6% sales tax, Florida is among the more regressive of the states, and a recent increase in the exemption for business from corporate income tax adds to relative burden that the poor bear in the Sunshine State.”
This quote
is from an article listing the 6 states that have the highest taxes on the
poor. Florida is on the list. And now the Governor is getting ready to be
regressive again: Internet sales tax. Oh, you say, what is wrong with
collecting sales tax on internet sales? Probably not the poorest residents buy
from the internet anyway. So what is the BIG DEAL?
Simple:
Scott will sign into law a bill mandating collecting of internet sales tax ONLY
IF the legislator makes it revenue neutral. REVENUE NEUTRAL!!! In other words,
cut taxes somewhere else to balance the increase in sales tax collection. Which
taxes? Most likely taxes that poor people don’t pay anyway. Most likely taxes
that wealthy people pay. Most likely taxes that the cronies of the legislature
and the governor pay. So the addition of more sales tax is regressive.
What a great
big goddamn surprise. And from a Republican Governor, House and Senate. Who’da
thought?
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