Sales tax isn't a 17.5 percent I am talking about a VAT not sales tax every state has that. We need a national VAT to stop the petty consumption by the people that by buy just to have it and slow down consumption. The rich got rich because they worked hard at it the problem now a days is no one wants to work hard they want there free stuff like everyday is there birthday. End all benefits to everyone accept the disabled and social security. Everyone pays taxes and has to have skin in the game or else this country gonna be turned over to our creditors.