VAT is a money machine for big government in Japan

For years, I’ve been warning that a value-added tax (VAT) would be a terrible idea. Simply stated, politicians would have no reason to control spending or reform entitlements if they had a new source of tax revenue.

In this video, I explain why this European-style national sales tax is a money machine for bigger government.

via Just as Happened in Europe, the VAT Is Becoming a Money Machine for Big Govenrment in Japan « International Liberty.

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