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I think that the solution to that has to be in taxation. Legislation that bans something profitable is going to encounter a lot opposition. Taxation is easier t
by lykahb 3y ago
I think that the solution to that has to be in taxation. Legislation that bans something profitable is going to encounter a lot opposition. Taxation is easier to introduce than a ban.
A high tax on connectivity for certain classes of goods could make this less appealing. Add in the requirements for privacy and keeping records that are as stringent as HIPAA, and that could change the calculations of risk and benefit for such rent seeking.
- hommelix 3y agoThe tax was planned by some EU countries but it has been cancelled on pressure of US government, defending the interests of large companies like Google ([1] & [2]). The legislation for this tax may have not addressed exactly the Mercedes case, but in general the idea was to tax more digital services, which I believe the Mercedes subscription would be qualifying for. [1]: https://www.dw.com/en/us-reaches-agreement-to-end-european-digital-services-taxes/a-59584827 https://www.dw.com/en/us-reaches-agreement-to-end-european-d... [2]: https://www.politico.eu/article/washington-big-tech-tax-talks-oecd/ https://www.politico.eu/article/washington-big-tech-tax-talk...