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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by jerf on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:14PM (#23603616)
I'd love to see a 1cent/impression tax, personally. It would consolidate the market, sure, but it would very nearly destroy it, too. The resulting Google and Facebook left behind wouldn't be left with so many resources to be anti-social with. Internalize the externalities.
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by chris123 on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:16PM (#23603645)
Only tax the biggest players?
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by jerf on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:20PM (#23603703)
Personally, I have no reason or desire to add that clause, but there is ample precedent for progressive taxation so it's not an impossible idea. If I were given that as a deal-or-no-deal sort of thing, I'd take the deal to get the tax.
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by rorykoehler on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @01:18AM (#23610160)
Tax applies to all companies with $1B + revenues?
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