[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

ChrisQ wrote 2011-12-06 13:21:
> On 12/05/11 19:10, JF Mezei wrote:
>
>>
>> And by taxing at the source, it is a lot simpler than taxing everything
>> at retail.
>>
>> (and yes, this also means taxing oil and coal imports).
>
> Yes, it would be simpler and cost less to collect, but there would be less
> tax revenue
> since the raw material often has a lot of added value by the time it
> reaches the consumer.
>
> I don't think the us has vat and everyone hates it where it's used, but
> does have the
> advantage that the tax is directly related to the the value of the goods at
> final sale...
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris

I think many (most?) US states has "sales tax". I often see on eBay
sellers saying that "citicens of <some US-state> pays x% sales tax"...

We have a 25% VAT on most goods and fosile fules has some
extra "energy tax" and "carbondioxine tax" added on top of that.

 > ...and everyone hates it where it's used

And exatly what is that based on ?

We have no major problem with the VAT...