Book Review: Progress and Poverty

Re:Book Review: Progress and Poverty by WalterBright on Friday May 13, 2022 @11:24PM (#31374828)

Consider this: subsidize something societies want more of, tax something society wants less of.

Wouldn't this be a pragmatic way to raise tax revenue? What do we want less of?

Pollution.

What do we want more of?

Jobs, prosperity, the good things in life.

So tax pollution instead of things like jobs, prosperity, etc.

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Re:Book Review: Progress and Poverty by Simon_O_Rourke on Sunday May 15, 2022 @04:15AM (#31386094)

So you'd propose taxing meth, heroin and goodness knows what else too? While tax is merely an inconvenience for the wealthy, for the poor it can be a eat-or-starve decision.

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