> It might be more "economically efficient" whatever that means It means it has smaller [deadweight loss from taxation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweigh

> It might be more "economically efficient" whatever that means It means it has smaller [deadweight loss from taxation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_loss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_loss) than most other common taxes (which are mainly based on income or transactions).