Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
Consumers. So why do you write posts claiming manufacturers and importers are smuggling goods into the country to sell on the black market to avoid a tax they aren't subject to in the first place??!!
Manufacturers pay business taxes to the government. Importers pay taxes to the government. Retailers pay business taxes to the government. They also collect taxes from the consumer/citizen. All businesses are only agents for the collection of taxes from the people. Most of it is included in the price of whatever a consumer purchases. Certain taxes, like income tax, property tax, and the like, are paid directly to the government by the citizen/consumer! SO ALL TAXES ARE PAID BY WE THE PEOPLE!

Criminals try to avoid paying these taxes, so they try to sell products on the black market. That's why I write posts claiming the manufacturers and importers smuggle goods into the black market.

Did you graduate high school?