Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in
by haimez on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:37PM
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Except they aren’t, because subsidies are paid by someone (the government) who are themselves getting that money (I know there are other mechanisms) from your tax dollars.
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Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in
by megous on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @10:08PM
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Oh, so your taxes will be lower now?
Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in
by sokoloff on Thursday September 26, 2019 @05:49AM
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In the long run, anything that reduces wasteful government expenditure will tend to reduce tax burden.
Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in
by megous on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:23AM
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Probably true, given that governemnt expenditure is the best measure of the level of real taxation.
Though I'm not sure the funds will not just be redirected elsewhere, and how wasteful this is, given that it helps give access to more affordable and efficient direct shopping from producers, and puts pressure on the government to lower spending because of the tax breaks that are given to people buying directly from China.
Re:U.N. postal union clinches deal to keep U.S. in
by InitialLastName on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:18AM
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Or, perhaps, be replaced with less wasteful government expenditure.