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I think your general argument, that taxes don't change behavior, is too vague to be so broadly accurate. There are studies that show that cigarette taxes reduc

I think your general argument, that taxes don't change behavior, is too vague to be so broadly accurate. There are studies that show that cigarette taxes reduce teen smoking rates, for example. A better example are all the corporate taxes that very clearly alter where corporations choose to operate. Our company, for example, has specifically avoided opening up an office in California and New York City exactly because there are a number of regulations and that just make operating elsewhere more attractive.

badrabbit 7y ago
Most people who smoke don't even know cigarettes have a special tax. It costs what it costs, a little than a bigmac at mcdonalds for a pack of cigs and less than six-pack of beer. I agree with your last argument, but companies like apple and google will remain and they might end up paying billions in taxes and shrug it off as an operating cost. Now, politicians will say a lot against wage gap but man...who's gonna mess with a few billion dollars of revenue, this is money they can say "I will do ______ without raising taxes" with