Re: [tlug] Japan to Tax E-Content

[Edmund Edgar <lists@example.com>]

On 15 January 2014 13:47, Jason Frisch <jfrisch@example.com> wrote:

How about stop the reckless spending, fix the worlds largest debt problem (yes, I know it’s impossible) and cut taxes?

You speak as if stealing more money from the population is a solution to something :-)

OK, I have to say a bit unconvinced by a proposal that begins with taking a near-impossible problem and making it worse. There's some spending that could be cut, and some policy choices that would result in more revenue, but Japan's tax burden isn't generally outrageously high; If you want police and roads and schools and a navy big enough to protect you from marauding Hawaiians, you're going to need a fair amount of tax revenue. Japan's government just doesn't have enough money. This is a very serious problem, and stealing more money from the population is part of the solution to it.

In the imaginary world where Japan had the luxury of cutting consumption taxes, buyers of digital content probably wouldn't be top of the list of people who need a break.

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