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Taxing death will increase the cost of death thereby reducing the demand for death so consumption of death will go down. What's not to like? Basic economics innit.

Bob Melling

What's wrong with a death tax? Who likes death? Tax death to fuck! Social care reform is a test of UK politics - www.ft.com/content/ba9a... via @FT

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Basic economics would suggest you need to consider whether other products can be substituted for death, like budget planning sessions or team visioning days

Ответ для Chris Emmerson

That is an excellent joke but also painfully accurate

It will also encourage government to promote a pro grim reaper regulatory environment. So there's that.

Ответ для Chris Hewson

There is a risk that the supply of death increases in response to the increase in price. But maybe death is a monopolist so idk 🤷🏼‍♂️

Ответ для Steve Senior

Death is relatively inelastic

Ответ для Mark O’Neill 🐻

I suspect increasing irreligiousity has lowered demand.

Ответ для Mark O’Neill 🐻

small but non-zero.. www.nber.org/papers/w8158

Dying to Save Taxes: Evidence from Estate Tax Returns on the Death ElasticityFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...www.nber.org
Ответ для Jonathan Portes

Excellent!

Ответ для Steve Senior

Can the grim reaper franchise?

Ответ для Chris Hewson

I'm sure he's in discussion with Infantino about the possibility.

Ответ для David Higham

What is life, if not a brief hydration break between two evenly timed periods of attrition?

Ответ для Chris Hewson

👏🤣

Something something Laffer curve, something something taxes are always paid by consumers 😂

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