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0 pointshmate96y ago0 comments

One could argue that the consumers are the ones paying this too. Sales tax is almost always passed onto the consumer in the form of raised prices.

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kgwgk6y ago

One could argue that consumers are the ones paying every tax.

cies6y ago

Sure. But what is taxed does steer society. Imagine only taxing on pollution (so not on wages/sales/home ownership).

Currently we tax on wages/ sales/ home ownership and not on Amazon an little on pollution. Look around to see the result.

kgwgk6y ago

I don't get your point. Are you suggesting that Amazon alone should pay a tax on revenue (steering business to its competitors and reducing consumption slightly), that every company should pay a tax on revenue (steering business from more expensive and less vertically-integreated competitors to Amazon, but reducing overall consumption) or something else entirely?

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eeZah7Ux6y ago

Strawman. Not all companies pay the same amount of taxes.

Also customers not are supposed to indirectly pay corporate taxes in the same way.

pure-awesome6y ago

I don't understand: What's the difference in them passing on the sales taxes and passing on the corp. taxes, or indeed any other expense?

cies6y ago

Agreed. But where the tax is coming from pushes society in one direction or another.

Picture this: all tax for the budget collected from pollution taxes, so: zero sales tax, zero wage tax, zero home owner taxes.

What do you think society will optimize in that case?

Yet currently we tax on labour and on home ownership, but not on Amazon. Look around an see the result.

asdff6y ago

This assumes tech giants aren't the giant colluding monopolies that they are, and actually need to be competitive in quality or price to survive. The tax will be payed by consumers, and shareholders aren't going to see a difference in their dividends.

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kgwgk6y ago

One could argue that consumers are the ones paying every tax.

cies6y ago

Sure. But what is taxed does steer society. Imagine only taxing on pollution (so not on wages/sales/home ownership).

Currently we tax on wages/ sales/ home ownership and not on Amazon an little on pollution. Look around to see the result.

kgwgk6y ago

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eeZah7Ux6y ago

Strawman. Not all companies pay the same amount of taxes.

Also customers not are supposed to indirectly pay corporate taxes in the same way.

pure-awesome6y ago

I don't understand: What's the difference in them passing on the sales taxes and passing on the corp. taxes, or indeed any other expense?

cies6y ago

Agreed. But where the tax is coming from pushes society in one direction or another.

Picture this: all tax for the budget collected from pollution taxes, so: zero sales tax, zero wage tax, zero home owner taxes.

What do you think society will optimize in that case?

Yet currently we tax on labour and on home ownership, but not on Amazon. Look around an see the result.

asdff6y ago

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