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  • You are on point. The more you consume the more you pay in sales tax. Another benefit of consumption taxes is that they are harder to circumvent.

    But taxes (in my opinion) is not just to fund communal services such as education, infrastructure and healthcare. They are also an instrument for redistribution of wealth. For that goal having different tax levels on the sale of different gods are necessary, to make sure that everyday items is less of a burden. In a similar vein sales tax can be used to alter consumption patterns. For example away from sodas, towards organic produce, smaller cars.

    Sales tax is great! Income tax not so much.


  • Sales tax can be made, and is made, “progressive” by having different tax on different goods. By putting the tax on basic goods (ex food, used smaller cars etc) lower it becomes relatively cheaper to exist. But that yacht can be taxed to high heavens. Further can ownership be taxed, and be made progressive. Big car equals higher car ownership tax. Huge villa? Huuuge property tax. Stocks, funds and other savings easy to tax on value at a certain date.

    But I agree, there is little talk about how taxes should be levied (income, consumption, ownership etc). Just amounts.




  • tissekOPtoFitness@lemmy.worldEnd of year achievement with story
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    21 days ago

    It really is! Since summer-ish been doing the negatives (eccentric?) of the pullups inbetween other things. At one point I started seeing if I could get up as well. Half. Then one. Did that every now and then as a bit of checking in to see what progress I’ve been doing.

    Can’t wait for tomorrow after spinning to see if it was a fluke or not.



  • tissektoComic Strips@lemmy.worldWhat is this filth?
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    24 days ago

    Still decent bands out there? Oh bloody gosh there are! Let me just give you two, if not we’ll be here until dawn. There is Icelandic Misþyrming and Finnish Havukruunu. Both leaning a little bit into more atmospheric soundscapes rather than the “pure” low-fi dissonance black metal is known for. Their whole libraries are worth listening to and searches gives you quality starting points.