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Imagine how dysfunctional society would be if we each individually got back precisely the value to capital we put in.
by throwaway27448 2mo ago
Imagine 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.