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Maybe I wasn't clear – rebate doesn't need to be connected to purchase amount. A flat, fixed-value rebate serves a similar purpose if it is appropriately set, a
by matthewmacleod 10y ago
Maybe I wasn't clear – rebate doesn't need to be connected to purchase amount. A flat, fixed-value rebate serves a similar purpose if it is appropriately set, and individuals who don't meet a particular threshold will receive more money through rebate than they pay in sales tax.
- phkahler 10y agoNow you're talking about UBI - universal basic income, in the form of that rebate. That model doesn't work either.
- matthewmacleod 10y agoSure, UBI is fairly equivalent. Why doesn't that model work?