alt Hacker NewsI don't get it - what about "taxing consumption" makes it "fair"? Poor people aren't poor because they spend more money than others. They are poor because they don't have enough money to live a "decent" life (assume a middle-class lifestyle) or to even save it. Right?
Consumption has real negative externalities on the environment and other people…
i.e. A burger wrapper doesnt care about economic status.