Maybe it was the most regressive passed, but it's not the most regressive on the books (no income tax) which is what they were aiming for:
Doesn't regressive mean that it taxes the poor more than the rich? Zero taxation would affect everyone equally.
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Maybe it was the most regressive passed, but it's not the most regressive on the books (no income tax) which is what they were aiming for:
...kindly answer me this: how in the blue f[Inks] is taxation only on the poor and middle-class worse than universal zero taxation?
It's not just in isolation, there is more than just the income tax. States with no income tax tend to rely on a high sales tax. You can see the chart above for example. Sure Kansas and Oklahoma will drop a bit, but not to the levels of the most regressive scores with states that have no income tax (Washington, Nevada, Florida, etc).
Then there is of course the issue of where spending is cut to pay for these tax cuts. I don't imagine it will be a surprise where they fall, further compounding the impact on the poor.
