Oh please, you are promoting a sales tax, and everyone adds the sales tax to the amount. Computing a tax the non standard way is meant to deceive.
Incorrect. The rate is quoted both ways to facilitate comparison to the income tax. A 30% sales tax is equivalent to a 23% income based tax. There is no intent to deceive, rather advocates wish to provide a valid basis of comparison. A 30% sales tax is NOT equivalent to a 30% income tax and those who don’t think about this at any depth would equate the two. In a rush to judgment, without a valid basis of comparison, most would dismiss the proposal out of hand as a tax increase. That is false.