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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social

A refundable gas tax would tax rich people more.

jun 18, 2025, 11:50 pm β€’ 2 0

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punished BRUTUS πŸŒΈπŸ”΅ @bulbousdreamer.bsky.social

Lol

jun 18, 2025, 11:53 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Zemyla @zemyla.bsky.social

Poor people burn more gas per dollar they make, so it's a regressive tax, just like every sales tax.

jun 21, 2025, 1:23 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social

A refundable gas tax means everyone gets a per capita share of the revenue in the mail every month, so if your hypothetical poor person pays no income tax then they also pay no gas tax, and if they burn less gas then the average person it's actually net new income. Thanks for coming to my talk.

jun 21, 2025, 1:44 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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punished BRUTUS πŸŒΈπŸ”΅ @bulbousdreamer.bsky.social

Yeah I just gave up at that point

jun 21, 2025, 1:44 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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punished BRUTUS πŸŒΈπŸ”΅ @bulbousdreamer.bsky.social

Like you'd need to make everyone not so dependent on cars

jun 21, 2025, 1:44 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view