On Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 4:17:36 PM UTC, jbeattie wrote:

The US has no VAT,

Crap. What do you think VAT is? It's a sales tax, same as State sales taxes in the US.

And I might also mention that State income taxes are taxes on the consumption of those so poor they cannot afford to move to the Southwest.

Andre Jute
First, get your definitions straight. Know precisely what the terms mean.