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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by CorrectHorseBat on Saturday March 12, 2022 @03:56AM (#30650060)
Why not tax the rich more and use that money to help the poor emit less?
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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by eru on Saturday March 12, 2022 @10:47PM (#30657740)
Eh, that's what eg income taxes are for.

If you want to do redistribution to help the poor, the impact of the overall tax system is important. You don't need to make every single tax progressive.

Individual taxes, especially sin taxes, should be designed to do their job as efficiently as possible.

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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by kortilla on Saturday March 12, 2022 @02:47PM (#30654285)
That doesn’t work. As long as the cheap option is available that’s what people will use.

Unless you’re suggesting we tax the cheap option, in which case you’re saying the same thing.

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Re:To avoid Finland’s tax a 1,000HP imported Hennessey RAM i... by CorrectHorseBat on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:20PM (#30664771)
I'm suggesting we tax the luxurious option and use that money to improve the cheap option.
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