Beginning July, state will become the first to charge an 11% excise tax, on top of federal and sales taxes, with an aim to reduce gun violence

Beginning July, state will become the first to charge an 11% excise tax, on top of federal and sales taxes, with an aim to reduce gun violence

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  • EphemeralSun@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    But the problem is whether or not the funding form those increased taxes will make a measurable effect in preventing gun violence. I’m pretty sure the answer is no.

    To fund change, instead of soaking the fabulously wealthy, who largely have no need for firearms due to how insulated their lives are from danger, we put the burden on the poor to… help the poor…