>>18188594

correct

and let anons not forget that self employed business owners and sub-contractors such a truck drivers file a self employment tax at 15.3%. The total number of self employed tax filers is nearly 10 million individuals.

>https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/how-many-americans-are-self-employed

Self employment tax is a flat 15.3% and a consumption tax would raise that number to 23%, a 7.7% INCREASE.

>https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/self-employment-tax

>>18188870

>tax avoiding billionaires?

OP fails to recognize that most billionaires don't pay taxes because they derive little wealth from their annual income.

Instead, much of their net worth is tied to stock holdings.

try harder