1. Poor people do pay sales tax. However, they still have a net tax gain.
We are discussing here what people vote for. People who are net tax payers overwhelmingly support what I am saying.
As for the witness issue, I have admitted I don’t know the answer. However, I will be fine if we agree that the death penalty is appropriate, and that it should be done in the proper halachic way.
Do you agree to that?