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Comments on: GST and food. Why I’m against exempting the tax http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/ The Visible Hand in Economics Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Agricultural Machinery Industrial Opportunities :Canadian Bargain Outlet http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24310 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24310 […] TVHE » GST and food. Why I'm against exempting the tax […]

]]> By: Eric Crampton http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24263 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:36:19 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24263 Well, suppose we have two potential systems. The first monitors everything you do – costlessly somehow – but some bureaucrat can check every single last thing about you to tax or subsidise you appropriately. The second gives poor people money and requires that everyone buy private health insurance. I put two hands up for the latter over the former….

]]> By: steve http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24262 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:31:27 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24262 @Eric Crampton
if there is an efficient and not so costly way of doing it. but if you think about it we do encourage actions which reduce the costs of STI’s on the healthcare system, like subsidising condoms, this would just be one step further.

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24247 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:42:02 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24247 @Eric Crampton

Lets do it.

]]> By: Eric Crampton http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24238 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:09:38 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24238 @steve: on that basis, should we tax people by number of sexual partners to cover the costs of STIs on the public health system?

]]> By: swan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24237 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24237 If healthy foods are more likely to be basic commodities like fruit and vegetables, could it simply be that people are more likely to notice the price drop on these items. In other words, a cheap orange is a good deal, but a cheap box of ice-cream might be just that. Or, if you have $1 to spend on oranges you will buy more oranges, whereas with your $1 for ice cream you will buy better quality ice cream

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]]> By: EbolaCola http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24155 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:06:13 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24155 <3 Dworkin

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2010/04/26/gst-and-food-why-im-against-exempting-the-tax/#comment-24124 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:24:53 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=4898#comment-24124 @steve

Agreed. That is why I keep calling it a “second best at best” solution. It is one area where I has so little faith for policy that I’m willing to allow a pecunary tax 😛

However, if we are going to do it as an externality tax, then we should do it in a seperate fund with the money going to hospitals for transperancy – rather than as an arbitrary break in GST rates.

Ultimately, I would prefer it if we had a system with user pays health care BUT public transfers on the basis of whatever society feels is based on “luck”. Such a discussion would probably just end up with a lot of people getting upset with each other though, rather than trying to think about what is fair – hell that is why the university still pays far to much for teritary education …

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