> And, most importantly, as any economist will tell you, taxing something doesn't just bring in revenue, it decreases whatever you tax. Paying for something le

> And, most importantly, as any economist will tell you, taxing something doesn't just bring in revenue, it decreases whatever you tax. Paying for something leads to that thing gaining value and the producer having incentives to produce more and higher quality products. The idea that Facebook paying the news providers that deliver content to its add network would suddenly lead to news providers stopping to produce content is just plain silly.