The basic idea is that a sales tax tends to be a flat percentage, and that it therefore affects those with less money, who tend to buy more stuff that they need, than those with a lot, who tend to buy a lot of stuff that they just want. Thus, someone who earns little money every year winds up paying a larger chunk of it to the government than someone who earns a lot.
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