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ProfessorGAC

(76,372 posts)

10. It Actually Works Out To...

Reply to Mysterian (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 06:13 PM

Monday

...$1,389 per household.
But, that's the total collected.
Problem is, pass through collections ranged from 70 to 94% depending upon market sector.
I haven't found the data to get a true overall average pass-through, but let's assume 85%
Now, wholesalers & retailers ate the other 15%.
That complicates who gets what.
I like the ideas above suggesting we apply the money to infrastructure (jobs) & SNAP/Medicaid (low income folks).