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		JustSomeNobody on April 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC sales miss for second straight quarter on tep... > Why is the answer often to raise taxes? Because taxing isn't a way to fund the government, it's a way to shape behavior.

kriskrunch on April 10, 2023 [–]

You can say the exact same thing about spending... Subsidies and stimuli shape behavior.

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