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> Taxes should apply to the production or consumption of utility, not to its random shuffling around. The Random shuffling part made me smile. Though, that's
by mackwic 12y ago
> Taxes should apply to the production or consumption of utility, not to its random shuffling around.
The Random shuffling part made me smile. Though, that's only looking at individual cases. When you look at the global picture, it's no more random shuffling and the lottery is the tax in its own existence.
- cperciva 12y agoSure, and winnings by people who are in the business of gambling (either professional poker players who are gambling on themselves, or casinos who are implicitly gambling against their customers) should be taxed, because at that point it isn't merely random shuffling.