The VAT is, basically, a sales tax - at least from the end user's point
of view. By granting tax
credits for VAT, which the liberals would sure as hell do, the idea of
taxing everyone 'evenly' is
shot out the window.
John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!
Actually a VAT is mostly a hidden sales tax. The last payer, the public,
is the only tax actually seen. Every sale up the ladder, that adds value
is taxed, which is mostly hidden from the public.