Re:Washington state approves capital gains tax
by imtringued on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:36AM
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Singapore has high taxes on cars to reduce congestion. People stopped driving.
Germany has high taxes on gasoline. People buy more efficient cars.
Norway has taxes on ICEs but no taxes on EVs. Lots of people buy EVs.
Land value taxes reduce the economic loss caused by rent seeking.
Carbon taxes reduce CO2 emissions.
>This happens time and time again yet people still believe government is not only the "best" way to control things, but more stockily believe it is the "only" way to do so despite 1000's of years of historical record proving otherwise
Who cares about the last 1000 years of historical record when the necessity of government activity only depends on the current state of the economy? There are barely any absolutes in economics, almost everything depends on the situation in question.
Germany has high taxes on gasoline. People buy more efficient cars.
Norway has taxes on ICEs but no taxes on EVs. Lots of people buy EVs.
Land value taxes reduce the economic loss caused by rent seeking.
Carbon taxes reduce CO2 emissions.
>This happens time and time again yet people still believe government is not only the "best" way to control things, but more stockily believe it is the "only" way to do so despite 1000's of years of historical record proving otherwise
Who cares about the last 1000 years of historical record when the necessity of government activity only depends on the current state of the economy? There are barely any absolutes in economics, almost everything depends on the situation in question.