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Re:Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth so... by rayiner on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:08AM (#46217862)
Better to just heavily tax social media like we tax other harmful things like cigarettes. Heavily tax advertising while we're at it, too.
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Re:Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth so... by sethammons on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @12:25PM (#46220562)
can you describe how this tax would work?
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Re:Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth so... by rayiner on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @09:09PM (#46226819)
Collect the tax on social media companies per monthly active user.
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