Oh brother, That’s the problem!
The lower income levels don’t have any “skin in the game” and don’t understand/care if taxes go up or down. They just want more freebies. They must pay something, even if it’s a $1.00 a week.
They will pay something under the NRST.
And not all “lower levels” are exempted. Only those at or below the poverty line.
If welfare benefits and food stamps are counted as taxable income under 999, which they should be, very few of what we presently call “the poor” will be below the poverty line.
They will have to pay 9% on their welfare benefits, effectively an entitlement spending cut. That’s a good thing.