Re:New evidence suggests that Seattle’s soda tax is working ...
by chii on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:21AM
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so if people being fat is the problem, why not target it at the root - a fat tax?
i'm jesting of course, but the modern tax system tend to be both a revenue generator, while also being a behaviour modifier, often to the detriment of each of those objectives. I think root cause targeting, rather than try to "incentivize" at the edges, is more effective a social policy.
i'm jesting of course, but the modern tax system tend to be both a revenue generator, while also being a behaviour modifier, often to the detriment of each of those objectives. I think root cause targeting, rather than try to "incentivize" at the edges, is more effective a social policy.