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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by thatcat on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:13PM (#20413343)
Advertising needs a luxury tax for wasting peoples attention, preventing them from being productive and encouraging unhealthy habits - like alcohol and cigarettes.
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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by 50656E6973 on Thursday July 11, 2019 @06:51PM (#20416622)
Agreed. Also don't forget the massive contribution advertising has to ecological destruction by creating insatiable consumerism.
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