Above chart shows VAT TAXES ALWAYS BEING JACKED UP same as your state and county sales taxes have been---
VAT is not exactly a national sales tax but close enough for me. And definitely close enough for Federale Gov't drones who feed on your taxes at the public trough. In Europe they always went up to fund ever growing socialist schemes. Our Democrats have in mind reparations, income redistribution and European style socialist schemes like national health care