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I'm generally against the idea, but if it were to REPLACE most of the taxes we have now I'd consider it.
If it were just added to the already long list we have, then I'd be absolutely against it.
Absolutely not.
The purpose and design of the VAT is to prevent taxpayers from understanding how much they are getting screwed.
This already happens, to a lesser level, with taxes on corporations, which end up being passed along to unwitting consumers, and if it were up to me, that would not be allowed either.
I think all taxes should be openly and honestly collected directly from those who end up bearing the burden, and not imposed in such a manner as to hide them in the prices that the end consumer pays for goods and services.