Talk:Department of Finance/Tax Room

Okay, let's start. I am going to split up this discussion in three parts: one about overall taxes, one about sales taxation (e.g. VAT), and one about special taxes on alcohol, tobacco, or other "unhealthy goods". We do not necessarily need each of these, but it seems like a good start to me.

Overall tax
I have no clue which tax policy to use. As you can see, there are tens and tens of types: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation#Kinds_of_taxes. What I want, is a tax every citizen has to pay (so "overall"), that is less harsh on the less wealthy (thus "progressive"), but that does not scare away our wealthy investors. Could one of you guys propose a system of that kind? I don't need exact numbers yet: a basic idea would be good. Percival E. Galahad 11:08, June 18, 2010 (UTC)

Sales tax
In the European Union, it is known as VAT (Value Added Tax), in Canada as GST (Goods and Services Tax), etc. In the United States, there is no such federal system. Could anyone of you propose a working and fair consumption tax? Percival E. Galahad 11:08, June 18, 2010 (UTC)

Special taxes
Like I said: tobacco, alcohol... Percival E. Galahad 11:08, June 18, 2010 (UTC)