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Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by dogma1138 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:55AM (#34788605)
Taxation is very much used to incentivize certain behaviors and penalize others.

Hence why we have tax efficient retirement savings, why certain expenses are tax deductible whilst others aren’t and why certain goods such as tobacco and alcohol might have additional taxes levied on them.

Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by camgunz on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:07PM (#34792396)
Incentivizing is neither forcing nor compulsion. Taxing someone for doing something or not doing something does not force them to do the opposite.