[perl4ever]

I don't think it makes any sense to tax everything and give back the money in the same proportions.

However, if you just tried the experiment, then to the extent it redistributed resources, it would be taking more money from those who consumed more at a given level of income, and giving it to those who consumed less.

So it would probably reduce consumer activity, and I don't know if that would be good for the economy in the long run. I don't think it would be a null-op though. It doesn't seem like a logical or mathematical contradiction.