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> The appropriate way for the government to do this is to slap a general corporate tax on Facebook, and then subsidize news agencies out of general revenue, not
by 8note 3y ago
> The appropriate way for the government to do this is to slap a general corporate tax on Facebook, and then subsidize news agencies out of general revenue, not this convoluted/backwards link tax approach.
I'm unclear how this is different than what you described. Taxing the replacement to subsidize the incumbents
- Marsymars 3y agoBecause what they're doing isn't a general tax, it's taking an action that's already more beneficial to news organizations than it is to Facebook (linking to news), and making it less appealing for Facebook to continue this action. Please see the entirety of my original post in context, the part you quoted doesn't stand alone. The robotaxi analogy helps to illustrate the difference that your comment is alluding to.