The only time the cost of a tax can not be passed on, is when the cost of the tax along with the other costs of production, prices a product out of competition with imports.
Our present system of taxing cascades at each step of production, burdening domestic products with more cost that imports don't have to contend with. The United Sates is currently the only one of the 30 OECD member countries with no border adjustment element in its tax system. With the FairTax automatic border adjustments, the on average 17% competitive advantage of foreign producers would be eliminated, boosting U.S. competitiveness overseas and at home.
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