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> The other posts make it clear without any counter argument from you that government provides a safe and stable addressable market to do business (and literall
by uasm 7y ago
> The other posts make it clear without any counter argument from you that government provides a safe and stable addressable market to do business (and literally the currency).
How does a government quantify providing "a safe and stable addressable market to do business"? What was the formula used to determine the tax bracket?
Unless we have a clear formula we can reason about, the tax would be arbitrary. Is that not the case?
Moreover, shouldn't the cost of providing "a safe and stable addressable market to do business" be a constant? We know how many French citizens utilize the service, and we should also (somehow) have the overall costs of "keeping the French market afloat". If so, why does the government tax a percentage of the total revenues?
- michaelt 7y agoOf course tax is arbitrary. Just look at the chicken tax [1] which despite its name, is a tax on light trucks - unless they're shipped to the US with extra seats which the dealer removes before the truck is sold. If you're looking for a simple and logically designed system, the international tax system isn't it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax