Sales taxes are regressive. People who spend more money on services and less on goods are typically wealthier. Sales taxes hit the poor the hardest. Whereas the property tax on a multi unit building is typically a better rate for each family than a single family home.
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Ton@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s always funny when looking at the tax-system in the US from an EU perspective. Americans looking at any receipt they get in an EU country and immediately pointing out the huge VAT tariff.
Then one only needs to point to the property tax in the US.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ton@lemmy.world 10 months ago
True they abused the system. That wasn’t my point, which is that these high property taxes have a tendency to give high quality services to affluent neighbourhoods and low cost housing get low quality services.
frank_exchange_of_views@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Which country doesn’t charge VAT on services?
roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If you hire a nanny do you pay VAT?
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Horsey@lemmy.world 10 months ago
NH, OR, AK, DE, MT
tills13@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Some US states don’t have sales taxes
psud@aussie.zone 10 months ago
America also has sales tax