[lbo-talk] Progressive taxation vs flat tax

[martin]

Sales taxes are regional and in all of the cases of which I'm 
experienced require voter approval and in many cases are for specific 
projects and are sunsetted. If the economy is good there's lots of 
revenue. And  if it's shitty, not so.

As for the all things being equal - well, you have to weigh the cost of 
the item and determine the saving versus the driving costs equation and 
decide what's worth it. That 'near proximity' is an elusive 
characteristic.

Martin

On Aug 7, 2004, at 6:24 PM, Bill Bartlett wrote:


> Perhaps you would care to elaborate? If there are two shops selling 
> the same item in near proximity and one charges higher prices (because 
> of sales tax) then, all things being equal, why would customers not 
> simply take their business to the shop with the lower prices?