Far more than 20-25%. Every single step of every single item purchased has compounding layers of taxation.
Tree: Step 1, requires gasoline (taxed), chain lube (taxed), chainsaw (taxed) Step 2: requires diesel (taxed), vehicle (taxed), using roads (taxed) Step 3: requires electricity (taxed), factory (taxed), employees (taxed)
etc, etc
A goddamn table is taxed some 800-1,200 individual times along it's delivery to you. What would it cost without that shit?
Far more than 20-25%. Every single step of every single item purchased has compounding layers of taxation.
Tree:
Step 1, requires gasoline (taxed), chain lube (taxed), chainsaw (taxed)
Step 2: requires diesel (taxed), vehicle (taxed), using roads (taxed)
Step 3: requires electricity (taxed), factory (taxed), employees (taxed)
etc, etc
A goddamn table is taxed some 800-1,200 *individual times* along it's delivery to you. What would it cost without that shit?
And those greedy bastards want to add a VAT tax on top of that every step of the way.
And those greedy bastards want to add a VAT tax on top of that every step of the way.
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