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It’s a classic negative externality. Not every taxpayer partakes in this pathological consumerism.
by Sharlin 2mo ago
It’s a classic negative externality. Not every taxpayer partakes in this pathological consumerism.
- throwaway27448 2mo agoImagine how dysfunctional society would be if we each individually got back precisely the value to capital we put in.
- Sharlin 2mo agoSubsidizing giant Chinese webshops over local vendors and supporting unsustainable consumption of single-use plastic garbage is not exactly the sort of public service that governments are supposed to provide.
- throwaway27448 2mo agoAnd that's exactly how we use USPS to subsidize amazon. Or did for a long time, anyway. To be clear, this is the smart thing to do—package delivery SHOULD be subsidized. Amazon should pay into this disproportionately through taxes, though.
- bit-anarchist 2mo agoOn the other hand, subsidies do cause actors to make otherwise unsustainable decisions. In this case, excessive consumerism.