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Topic	Deutsche Bank proposes "privilege tax" for people who WFH
Yelsin 11/15/20 2:02:13 AM #22:	Questionmarktarius posted... Why not tax someone who rides the bus, because he's not contributing to gas taxes or the occasional traffic ticket, or the economies of auto sales and car insurance? See how stupid that is? So is a WFH tax. This, pretty much. The article is right - taxing individuals based on their engagement with the economy is dumb in part because it's impossible to identify an objectively "acceptable" level of engagement. Simpler alternative is to increase securities transaction taxes - make money off of those who made money in the stock market. <cite>Yelsin posted [p:947184286] in Deutsche B... [t:79108849]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Why not tax someone who rides the bus, because he's not contributing to gas taxes or the occasional traffic ticket, or the economies of auto sales and car insurance? See how stupid that is? So is a WFH tax.</quote>This, pretty much. The article is right - taxing individuals based on their engagement with the economy is dumb in part because it's impossible to identify an objectively "acceptable" level of engagement. Simpler alternative is to increase securities transaction taxes - make money off of those who made money in the stock market. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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