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Re:Seattle, Tech Boomtown, Grapples with a Future of Fewer T... by httpsoverdns on Monday September 22, 2025 @02:45AM (#45329859)
In most major metros, an entree is easily $25. So paying $50 for your food, $15 for somebody to deliver it to you, and $5 in taxes is really not all that crazy
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Re:Seattle, Tech Boomtown, Grapples with a Future of Fewer T... by mirekrusin on Monday September 22, 2025 @03:16AM (#45330074)
Why do you have to pay taxes? You already paid them before salary hit your bank account (~30% in most countries) and anybody who receives your money will pay it as well.
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Re:Seattle, Tech Boomtown, Grapples with a Future of Fewer T... by Eisenstein on Monday September 22, 2025 @03:34AM (#45330191)
Different taxes go to different places, and taxes do not exist only to take money from people. Amongst other reasons, they exist to discourage certain behaviors, pay for externalities, or because the market does not price in the costs of certain things.
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