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> Seems like we agree: you don't need to advertise when you can force money out of people through VAT and rent-seek your citizens as customers. Not really. Lik
by disgruntledphd2 1y ago
> Seems like we agree: you don't need to advertise when you can force money out of people through VAT and rent-seek your citizens as customers.
Not really. Like, the EU only has the powers given to it by national governments, 1% of VAT is probably too low tbh as there's a bunch of stuff that would be better solved at EU level. The politics around that are pretty tricky though.