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CTyankee

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15. well, if you follow the reasoning of Pigou, you can have an activity that is legal and
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:41 AM
Aug 2015

has some positive externalities but as it turns out has some extremely negative ones as well. We should focus on WHY so many legally owned handguns in this country account for so much of the violence.

Drill down with the gun lovers on how Norway handles the gun issue. They love their guns there and use them for target shooting and hunting but they also have strict control of guns. Andre Breviek aside, they have a very safe society, proving that you can have both guns and sensible gun safety regulations. But be ready for the "no can do." I guess we can win World War Two and put a man on the moon but we can't solve our gun violence problems.

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Further evidence how infantile the whole psychology behind "heavily fortifying" yourself really is villager Aug 2015 #1
This is a classic form of what is called a Pigouvian tax in economic theory CTyankee Aug 2015 #2
Gun fanciers are antisocial. If they won't voluntarily modify their bad habit, tax the hell out of Hoyt Aug 2015 #3
This law won't survive a legal challenge. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #4
IIRC, most violent gun crime causing societal harm are by stolen guns or legal guns CTyankee Aug 2015 #5
So? And your point is? nt flamin lib Aug 2015 #7
hey, we're on the same side here. Handguns is what I should have said...sorry, my bad. CTyankee Aug 2015 #8
Sorry, I'm having a side bar with Lizzie Poppet r.e. flamin lib Aug 2015 #11
well, if you follow the reasoning of Pigou, you can have an activity that is legal and CTyankee Aug 2015 #15
My car doesn't cause potholes in El Paso but the fuel tax I pay in Dallas pays for those potholes flamin lib Aug 2015 #6
False argument? Nope. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #9
Well, we just don't get to pick and choose which taxes we pay. flamin lib Aug 2015 #10
Um...okay. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #12
Once again, the city attorney is basing the legality of the tax on the city's flamin lib Aug 2015 #13
We'll see how it turns out in court. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #14
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections Statistical Aug 2015 #16
State and local sales taxes are collected on guns and ammo. flamin lib Aug 2015 #17
A tax on everything is not comparable to a tax on excercising a right. Statistical Aug 2015 #18
Did you read your own link? A tax over $100000/year on ink for newspapers but not other ink users? flamin lib Aug 2015 #19
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