Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by arcticbull on Sunday November 08, 2020 @03:09PM (#25028521)

I thought taxation was socialism :)

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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by WalterBright on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:20PM (#25029169)

Thanks for reading my posts carefully :-)

First off, the government needs revenue to function. It has to tax something to get it. Taxing pollution "internalizes the externalities" and serves two goals - providing revenue for the government, and discouraging pollution.

Isn't that better than discouraging productive behavior?

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