9% national sales tax on top of state sales tax will screw everyone on a fixed income. It will screw everyone period.
It will drive the economy underground.
How so? I pay 30% federal tax currently. 9% tax plus 9% sales tax on top of existing state and local sales taxes would still save me 12%.
It would force the lower income levels to actually pay some taxes - which they do not do currently. What is wrong with an expectation that all citizens have some skin in the game?
Word.
Do they have tax on crack, meth, pot etc? /jk