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Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction by kortilla on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:36AM (#22602347)
With what new revenue? Are you also proposing a new tax burden for a recently slammed economy? That’s gonna be a hard sell.
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Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:50AM (#22603291)
There have been long periods of higher taxes and economic growth. If the private sector can't keep people economically active then the state will step in.
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Re:Global oil use heads for steepest annual contraction by jay_kyburz on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:39AM (#22605921)
It's called a stimulus package!
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