True, but looked at holistically it'd be better to have the revenue go to the government, and reduce a tax that punishes behaviors we want - such as employment

True, but looked at holistically it'd be better to have the revenue go to the government, and reduce a tax that punishes behaviors we want - such as employment being punished by the income tax. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax