And the companies get blamed when they "pass costs on to consumers". As if they had any other source of money. _All_ their money comes from consumers. If we do

And the companies get blamed when they "pass costs on to consumers". As if they had any other source of money. _All_ their money comes from consumers. If we don't want regressive taxation, then take this money as welfare by raising income tax. https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/08/a-something-sort-of-like-left-libertarianism-ist-manifesto/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/12/08/a-something-sort-of-li... "If we send people a check, the costs are passed on to the taxpaying public, which includes rich people who pay extra taxes and does not include poor people who get out of a lot of taxes because of their low income. If we pressure fast food places to pay more, the costs are passed on to fast food consumers, who are less likely to be wealthy and more likely to be black than the general population."