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It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday!

This week, my post about a national sales tax on online sales was all in jest for April Fool’s Day. But it caught some folks off guard because it really could happen. Proponents say that a national sales tax would increase revenue by taxing consumption rather than income. Critics say that a sales tax is far too regressive and would disproportionately affect the poor.

I want to know what you think.

Today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is:

Should the US consider a national sales tax as an alternate method of raising revenue?

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