[lbo-talk] Current status of a US VAT or GST

Eubulides paraconsistent at comcast.net
Wed Oct 13 07:45:30 PDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- From: "Marvin Gandall" <marvgandall at rogers.com>

Is a consumption tax (VAT or GST) not on the agenda in the US? Is this unpopular measure liable to be sprung on an unsuspecting post-election public? Aren't US corps pushing for it? What's the position of the respective parties? Enlightenment appreciated.

MG

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Washington state is considering a subtraction method VAT along with some other forms of reconfiguring the tax code. Here's the plan; note the chair of the study:

http://dor.wa.gov/content/statistics/WAtaxstudy/Volume_1.pdf

Ian

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