Board 8 > Should the federal government tax the states?

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red_sox_777 02/01/23 1:45:48 PM #1:	Should the federal government tax the states? Yes, for state income tax only. Yes, for state sales tax only. Yes, for both state income and sales taxes. No Should the federal government tax the states? - Results (16 votes) Yes, for state income tax only. 6.25% (1 vote) 1 Yes, for state sales tax only. 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, for both state income and sales taxes. 31.25% (5 votes) 5 No 62.5% (10 votes) 10 This would require a constitutional amendment as existing caselaw from SCOTUS says that the federal government and states cannot tax each other. Under this plan, the federal government would impose a tax on state tax revenue. Thus, for every dollar a state collected in taxes, it would have to pay a percentage of that to the federal government. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red_sox_777 posted [p:971255631] in Should the... [t:80332309]...</cite> <quote> Should the federal government tax the states? Yes, for state income tax only. Yes, for state sales tax only. Yes, for both state income and sales taxes. No Vote View Results Should the federal government tax the states? - Results (16 votes) Yes, for state income tax only. 6.25% (1 vote) 1 Yes, for state sales tax only. 0% (0 votes) 0 Yes, for both state income and sales taxes. 31.25% (5 votes) 5 No 62.5% (10 votes) 10 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '8', topic: '80332309', message: '0', key: '46c6d3c7' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } This would require a constitutional amendment as existing caselaw from SCOTUS says that the federal government and states cannot tax each other. Under this plan, the federal government would impose a tax on state tax revenue. Thus, for every dollar a state collected in taxes, it would have to pay a percentage of that to the federal government. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dantezoid 02/01/23 3:26:25 PM #2:	They should make it a progressive income tax on the states too, so the richer states pay their fair share --- Boring and mundane signature informing you I'm on a Droid Now with more bold! Less italics due to bold. <cite>Dantezoid posted [p:971257801] in Should the... [t:80332309]...</cite> <quote>They should make it a progressive income tax on the states too, so the richer states pay their fair share</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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