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How do you plan on taxing something that is free?
by tchaffee 6y ago
How do you plan on taxing something that is free?
- eru 6y agoWhat's the problem with that? Obviously, an ad volarem tax (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_valorem_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_valorem_tax) that is a tax that is proportional to the market value of a transaction like VAT wouldn't do anything. But there are other kinds of taxes. Eg fuel taxes in many countries are usually per litre, not per dollar of petrol. See eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#Tax_rates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#Tax_rates Carbon taxes proposals are also usually imagined to apply per kg of carbon emitted. Exactly because there's no prior price of carbon emissions.