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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by robocat on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:00PM (#34589289)
> massively tax (over-) consumption.

And thus create a Veblen good, or a political status good.

Big trucks are a status symbol in part because they are gas guzzlers.

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