Why might wealthy people oppose income taxes and poor people oppose sales taxes?

a-neither really understands taxes
b-income taxes are usually progressive, while sales taxes are regressive
c-income taxes are not paid by the very rich
d-sales taxes are not paid by the rich

the answer is: must pay taxes on profits

since it is considered as a part of your income, profits from investments is eligible for tax payment.

the tax from your investment could be influenced by how long you decided to sell it. united states promotes keeping your investment for long term period. so, the tax rate for investments that you sell in less than one year is typically higher compared to investments that you sell in more than one year period.

during the middle ages bibles and most christian literature was written in latin i think that’s the answer you are looking for