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Why should people in economically viable communities be forced to subsidize people who chose to live in remote areas? That is emphatically not what his comment
by mos1 17y ago
Why should people in economically viable communities be forced to subsidize people who chose to live in remote areas?
That is emphatically not what his comment stated, nor how the effects work.
The specific argument is that by spending $1 to provide a service to a group of people, you increase the size of the economy, and consequently the tax base in that area, by more than $1, thus turning a net profit.
- dpatru 17y agoYour statement, "by spending $1 to provide a service to a group of people, you increase the size of the economy, and consequently the tax base in that area, by more than $1," even if it were true, is too broad: it applies to services which pay for themselves as well as those that don't. It's not an argument for why government should overcharge city folk to pay for services for country folk.
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