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by sradman 2003 days ago
We seem to have an unlimited supply of outrage and facile solutions; your careful analysis is always appreciated.

The zero marginal cost of digital goods and services makes it hard to judge fairness. It is difficult to make a cost based estimate of a platform tax; why a percentage and why 30%? Many use absolute profit as a simple heuristic to assess malfeasance.