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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
So hurting the lowest people the most…aka largest proportion of their income.
gpt
It's a FairTax proposal.  That includes a prebate cheque for everyone of some amount trying to offset the sales tax for the poorest.  It's actually a pretty good idea.

For example, let's say they make sales tax 20%.  If you spend $5000 per month then you would be paying about $1000 in tax.  So if they send everyone a cheque for $1000 every month then anyone who earns less than $60,000 has either 0 or negative tax and those earnings more pay more tax.

It is simpler to administer, everyone gets a cheque.  It is harder to avoid, housing your money in tax shelters doesn't matter until you spend it to buy the yacht, which is taxed.

There is only tax on new products, so used items have no tax and reuse becomes more valuable.