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News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to Economy@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

Sin taxes are suffering from a shortage of sinners

www.economist.com

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Sin taxes are suffering from a shortage of sinners

www.economist.com

News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to Economy@lemmy.world · 8 months ago
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Governments across the rich world are looking for alternatives
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  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    They’ll need to define new sins. They proposed practical ones, with carbon taxes and the like, but the big sinners are far too powerful and well-connected, so it’ll have to be something smaller like mobile games or flavoured coffee.

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    I suppose I must contribute to society by sinning even harder

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    Isn’t that the point?

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      No the point is to make money and look righteous while doing so.

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    lotd more drugs to be legalised

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    If they need more taxes to reduce deficits without reducing spending they should look to where wealth is most hoarded and concentrated in society, but it’s the economist.

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