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Ignoring all the problems like: who gets to decide; how are the decisions made; how often is success measured; what corrective measures are allowed; what is the
by koide 14y ago
Ignoring all the problems like: who gets to decide; how are the decisions made; how often is success measured; what corrective measures are allowed; what is the best way to help the poor; what is the best way to redistribute the wealth; how to prevent lobbies from destroying the plan; how to avoid money escaping the countries implementing this into tax heavens.
Ignoring all that (and many more questions of the sort) I'm left with only one question: how exactly is Musk helping "the poor"?
- marshallp 14y agoHe's helping the poor by making energy cheaper indirectly through kickstarting an electric car industry. The tax issue can be resolved by luxury taxes. If people decide they'd like $100 million yacht, tax them $200 million for it. Countries like Singapore already have punitive taxes like that on cars.
- scott_meade 14y agoHow many Teslas would Musk sell when his $100,000 car becomes $250,000 after tax?