Re:Upcoming price and tax changes for apps and in-app purchases
by rickdeckard on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @05:32AM
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Don't know where "hate" and "Anti-Apple" is coming from.
For sure, everything can have positive and negative consequences, it's rarely clear-cut.
It's also not about taxing a specific company, taxes are used to discourage/incentivize certain movement in a market.
If you (an individual) pay higher tax for using fossil fuels than renewable energy, you are incentivized to use renewable energy.,
If you have the option to tax-deduct your retirement plan, you are incentivized to invest in a retirement plan.
In a just system, a FINE is ordered for breaking rules. I doubt that fining a company for i.e. anti-competitive behavior makes it "less rewarding" for small companies in the same space to grow. Moreover, those small companies were likely affected by those anti-competitive behaviors, as they were competitors.
It's also not about taxing a specific company, taxes are used to discourage/incentivize certain movement in a market.
If you (an individual) pay higher tax for using fossil fuels than renewable energy, you are incentivized to use renewable energy.,
If you have the option to tax-deduct your retirement plan, you are incentivized to invest in a retirement plan.
In a just system, a FINE is ordered for breaking rules. I doubt that fining a company for i.e. anti-competitive behavior makes it "less rewarding" for small companies in the same space to grow. Moreover, those small companies were likely affected by those anti-competitive behaviors, as they were competitors.