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Comment by s1artibartfast

3 years ago

sales taxes are on the buyer, not the seller.

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thaumasiotes  3 years ago

That's false. They're collected from the seller and defined as a percentage of revenue. Adding a footnote saying "pretend someone else is paying this" won't change who pays the tax or why. When assessed on the buyer, they have the different name "use tax" and, obviously, no one bothers to pay them.

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