Question

Some financial experts today think we should get rid of income tax and replace this tax with a national sales tax.

Would this be a fair alternative to the current system?
Make sure you explain whether you think this would be a fair alternative or not and why or why not.

Answer 1

The problem with replaced income taxes with sales taxes is that sales taxes can be more regressive, this means that low-income people could end up paying more in tax in the form of a national sale tax than they do in the form of income taxes.

This is because low-income people spend a higher percentage of their income on consumer goods than high-income people, and would end up paying a larger share of their income in the form of sales tax.