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So this is a subsidy then? |
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I was just thinking about the square peg round hole problem
of "getting Mexico to pay for the wall". It dawned on me
that if you raised the money through a sales tax, but then
allowed citizens to get it refunded, then only non-citizens
paid for the wall. |
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I guess an entry fee (as they have in many Caribbean
countries, would also work |
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...so you want to subsidize prices for anyone who brings proof of citizenship to the till? This is not going to go well... |
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[theircompetitor] he can make Mexico pay by taxing money sent to businesses in Mexico, taxing money sent to individuals in Mexico, taxing goods sent from Mexico, withholding foreign aid and using nonmonitary policy to force cooperation with whatever strings that originally came attached, or using political pressure to force payment. The fact that it's a bad idea has nothing to do with whether it's possible. |
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"buy £10 worth of stuff that's been made in the UK" |
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If the visitor can find £10 quid's worth of stuff that's actually made in the UK, they should get a small prize.. |
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It's just protectionism by another gimmick. If everyone did it,
the net effect would be some amount of value subtraction
from the GPP (gross planetary product). |
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