Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry?
by sudosysgen on Monday August 02, 2021 @05:07PM
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We have a similar motto in French, "la taxe des cons"
We also have state-run casinos in Québec, as well as state-run lotteries. They have a legal monopoly on gambling, except for some exceptions for bars and online betting which is practically unregulated.
Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry?
by LargoLasskhyfv on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:05PM
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German equivalent is "Dummensteuer"(tax for being stupid) regarding lottery.
Re:Why is China smashing its tech industry?
by dmitriy_ko on Monday August 02, 2021 @07:45PM
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Is organic food an IQ tax?
There is a Chinese Internet slang "智商税" ("IQ tax"), used to describe products with questionable actual value, like pseudoscience-based health products, luxurious goods with crazy price tags. The idea is that only people with poor judgement would buy such products, and in doing so are being taxed for low IQ.
But a state-run casino... that's a literal IQ tax.