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> A 500% tax on advertising. It’s a zero sum game with no benefit to society. I don't think a tax is going to fix the underlying problem, which is that ad publ
by yarcob 5y ago
> A 500% tax on advertising. It’s a zero sum game with no benefit to society.
I don't think a tax is going to fix the underlying problem, which is that ad publishers have no responsibility for the ads they show.
The problem is that the scummiest advertisers can afford to pay the highest prices.
Someone who defrauds you can always afford to pay more for advertising than someone who actually provides a service.
- tentacleuno 5y ago> I don't think a tax is going to fix the underlying problem, which is that ad publishers have no responsibility for the ads they show. The tax would get passed on to the entity paying for the advertisement. Then "advertising" would probably turn into a dirty word, we'll have "suggestions" and some sort of legal ducking and diving to avoid paying the tax at all. Advertising plagues the web.
- awillen 5y ago> Someone who defrauds you can always afford to pay more for advertising than someone who actually provides a service. This is just demonstrably not true. Look at the biggest advertisers in the world - they're giant corporations that sell good/services.
- jasonzemos 5y agoIt's demonstrably true for the Trump campaign.
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