Original sentence: Since food is a basic necessity, it takes up a much higher percentage of the budget of a person or family with a lower income.The Poll tax, outlawed and made unconstitutional in some countries, including the U.Value Added Tax or other sales tax on groceries
Edited sentence: Since food is a basic necessity, it takes up a much higher percentage of the budget of a person or family with a lower income, and adding taxes only aggravates the problem.The hated poll tax, outlawed and made unconstitutional in some countries, including the U.VAT, GST, or other sales taxes on groceries