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\"Sales taxes are fairer than income taxes because sales taxes cannot be avoided by the rich.\"...

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\"Sales taxes are fairer than income taxes because sales taxescannot be avoided by the rich.\" Evaluate this idea. Describe theevidence about the distribution of sales tax burdens amongdifferent income taxpayers. Would it be possible to design a salestax that is more progressive than an income tax?

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Sales tax is indirect tax and burden of this tax is shifted to that person who consumed that goodsWe can say sales taxes are fairer then income tax because no person can denied to pay sale taxAs he do not know how muct tax is added in the costHence before consuming    See Answer
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