Look at these sales tax rates
http://california-sales-tax-rate.insidegov.com
http://www.tax-rates.org/new_york/sales-tax
Now you stated that these taxes are regressive and hurt the poor. Why would these most liberal states hurt the poor?
How are they so different than those of Texas?
http://texas-sales-tax-rate.insidegov.com/
And a national sales tax is not going to top out at 8%
