RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 1 month agoWhat if we taxed advertising?matthewsinclair.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkWhat if we taxed advertising?matthewsinclair.comRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenick@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe advertising lobbies would fight it and then we would not tax advertising. Kill all lobbying first.
minus-squareZexks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoSo I’m not allowed to call and complain to my representative.
minus-square0x01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCorrupt politicians get too much money from lobbying to kill it, kill all …? I think you’ve got the right idea but I think the idea of taxing advertisements is worthy of exploration without adding additional requirements.
The advertising lobbies would fight it and then we would not tax advertising.
Kill all lobbying first.
So I’m not allowed to call and complain to my representative.
Corrupt politicians get too much money from lobbying to kill it, kill all …?
I think you’ve got the right idea but I think the idea of taxing advertisements is worthy of exploration without adding additional requirements.