Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers

Re:Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' D... by rayiner on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:47AM (#39190035)

Because the US tries to micromanage people’s behavior through the tax code. E.g. it offers EV credits because they want you to buy an EV instead of a gas car.

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Re:Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' D... by HumblyTossed on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:40AM (#39190587)

This. A lot of people don't understand this, but taxes shape behaviors.

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Re:Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' D... by xyzzyz on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @06:00PM (#39197171)

I mean, I get why they would not understand it when the government micromanages companies by targeted tax breaks (called “tax loopholes”): they just hate companies and markets, and so they blame them for doing the exact thing the government wants them to do. But how can you not understand that the purpose of EV tax credits is to make people buy more EVs? That’s the whole point!

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