To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM is limited to 55MPH

Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by nicoburns on Friday March 11, 2022 @06:59PM (#30647636)

There surely needs to be some incorporation of need into the calculations. The rich control enough of our resources that they are unlikely to be put off by a tax, whereas everyday people would be crippled by taxes high enough to make a difference.

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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by eru on Friday March 11, 2022 @11:04PM (#30648907)

Do you think this principle applies more generally? Tax incentives only work on poor people?

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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by nicoburns on Saturday March 12, 2022 @01:14PM (#30653412)

I think tax incentives (and indeed fines) proportional to wealth/income work on everyone. But if you make it flat then obviously they're going to have an outsized effect on the poor.

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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by eru on Monday March 14, 2022 @10:39AM (#30672962)

Whether tax incentives need to be larger to work on richer people is an empirical question we can look into.

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