/u/Vag_Blaster, you asked somebody to explain it like you're 5, but I see now you really needed it explained to you like you're three years old.

FYI wealthier people are more likely to consume alcohol on a daily basis and are also more prone to binge drinking.

That whole line of thinking had absolutely nothing to do with the point. I'm not saying nor even care to guess whether rich or poor people drink or smoke more or less.

but since when do only poor people buy gas and booze?

...wow. You're saying in my statement I'm saying only poor people buy gas and booze? Think about that for a second. No, that's not what I'm saying at all, because that's stupid.

I'm redirecting you to the point about income tax vs. sales tax now.

Sales taxes affect the poor more than the rich simply because the wealthy have more money when purchasing the same product.

Let's use an example here: A poor man with $1000 and a comparatively wealthy man with $100,000. They both buy a hamburger from the dollar menu at the drive thru. The poor man just spent 1/1000th of his wealth, the wealthy man just spend 1/100,000 of his wealth. That's how sales and excise taxes burden the poor more than the rich.

Income tax, on the other hand, uses brackets to tax the wealthy at staggered percentages that are greater. This helps to equalize the amount income earners in society contribute.

Your bias is showing; excise tax effects everyone.

Bias? Whatever, child. Yes, excise and sin tax "affect" (grammar lesson for you, not "effect") everyone, but not equally, as shown above. Poor people are affected more by excise taxes than rich people.

Oh, and the difference in income tax between the two states is less than one percentage point. Source

So... you're agreeing I'm correct? Yes, I already knew that.