Down with income taxes, and up with gas taxes
> and sales taxes. The rich will still pay more because
> the rich spend more, and their higher incomes will
> encourage them to spend. Even if this theory has
> flaws, simply increase the availability of the GST
> credit to lighten the load on the poor."
>
No the poor to middle lower middle class consume 100% of their income the rich significantly less. Consumption taxes are flat taxes: i.e.., regardless of income you pay the same rate. True the GST rebate provides a modicum of progressivity to the consumption tax but overall it has been a boondoggle for zero to medium income families.
Travis