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minus-squareElgenzay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down3·edit-26 days agoThe majority of the cost is stupid tax
minus-squareploot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down4·6 days agoDo you have a source for that? Also we should note that Tesla paid $0 income tax on $2 billion income in 2024. And Trump axed the tax rebate to help people buy EVs.
minus-squareElgenzay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up25·6 days agoDumb tax as in tax for being dumb. I was joking. I think “stupid tax” is the more common verbiage, I’ve updated it
minus-squareploot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoAh, that makes sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoPersonally I think “idiot tax” works better. “Stupid” and “dumb” being adjectives that could also be describing the tax itself, rather than the person paying it, is ambiguous. But “idiot tax” clearly says, to me anyway, “a tax on idiots.”
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·6 days agoThe phrase “idiot tax” is also used to describe people who buy lottery tickets.
The majority of the cost is stupid tax
Do you have a source for that?
Also we should note that Tesla paid $0 income tax on $2 billion income in 2024. And Trump axed the tax rebate to help people buy EVs.
Dumb tax as in tax for being dumb. I was joking.
I think “stupid tax” is the more common verbiage, I’ve updated it
Ah, that makes sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Personally I think “idiot tax” works better.
“Stupid” and “dumb” being adjectives that could also be describing the tax itself, rather than the person paying it, is ambiguous. But “idiot tax” clearly says, to me anyway, “a tax on idiots.”
Ah yeah good point
The phrase “idiot tax” is also used to describe people who buy lottery tickets.