my connection with the tea party

[--Pete]

Hi,

Sales tax, gasoline tax, property tax, and various other taxes do end up consuming a larger percentage of a persons gross income when they make less.

Which is why sales tax and property tax should be phased out. Gasoline tax should be replaced, as fast as possible, by a road usage tax assessed using sensors on the roads that determine mileage driven. Gasoline used for recreational purposes (boats, off road bikes, snowmobiles, etc.) should be taxed at the cost of repairing the damage done by those toys.

Income tax on the other hand is(should be, IMO) simply(or not) a percentage of your income no matter what amount you gross.

I do not understand this. Are you saying that there should be one fixed rate of income tax for everyone? That is not what it "is", and I do not agree that that is what it should be. A graduated income tax, properly calibrated and properly implemented is the best form of tax.

Lower earners do have the option of not consuming products and avoiding sales tax.

Right. After all, they don't need all those luxuries -- like food, clothing, shelter, transportation, water (yeah, that costs nowadays).

That would mean they would have to make everything on their own(or black market purchases).

Right, again. For you can make a coat out of air, a meal from sand, etc. Of course, forcing people that are poor to become criminals as well is a valid solution.

They do not have to buy gasoline and can avoid that tax.

Sure. In a nation that has, on the average, the worst public transportation infrastructure of the industrial nations, they can ride the non-existent subways. If they're real lucky, they can ride the poorly designed bus routs and only add a few hours to their work day. After all, the poor have so much excess time, not having to waste all that time on the golf courses and concert halls.

The list can go on and on.

Yes, the list of inanities can go on forever.

--Pete