What is your response to the following statements regarding
proposals for extending the sales tax on services? Share your
thoughts with the readers of Bench & Bar.
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1. Using a sales
tax on services to replace reduced property tax revenues would
shift the tax burden to those less able to pay.
Agree
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2. A sales tax on services makes
sense when services are a large part of the economy.
Agree
Disagree
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3. A sales tax on legal services
would substantially increase the number of Minnesotans who cannot
afford a lawyer.
Agree
Disagree
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4. Taxing legal services would
help to curb litigiousness in society.
Agree
Disagree
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5. A sales tax on legal services
would be a tax on misfortune.
Agree
Disagree
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6. Sales taxes encourage savings
by discouraging consumption of goods and services.
Agree
Disagree
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7. A sales tax on legal services
would drive down attorney incomes.
Agree
Disagree
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8. Substituting a sales tax on
services for the current property tax would simplify Minnesota's
tax structure.
Agree
Disagree
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9. Extending the sales tax to
services would foster increased growth in the "underground
economy."
Agree
Disagree
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10. Sales taxes are fairer than
income taxes since you "choose to pay by what you purchase."
Agree
Disagree
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