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Generally speaking “tax x to fund y” proposals are the mark of bad policy, with the exception of highly specific use case based taxes like using the gas tax to
by graeme 6y ago
Generally speaking “tax x to fund y” proposals are the mark of bad policy, with the exception of highly specific use case based taxes like using the gas tax to fund roads.
The tendency is that neither the tax nor the proposed program has been thought through in such cases.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoIt’s all political pandering. When a government implements a new tax to pay for schools, they’re just offsetting other tax revenue they would have used had they not implemented the new tax. I consider anything paid to government (or infrastructure like tolls) to be going into the same pot, and any claims that it will be used for specific purposes to be bullshit.
- adolph 6y agoCome on man! Believe in the lockbox! https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-mar-08-la-fi-hiltzik-20110305-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-mar-08-la-fi-hi...