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[โ€“] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd tend to agree but every little bit helps.

Also consider the effect of redirecting fractions of the cost to deploy warships and effective regime change of a sovereign country towards the funding of libraries.

[โ€“] Shyze3D@feddit.nl 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

BTW: Reducing or removing VAT will rarely if ever benefit the consumer. Companies try to price close to the price you are willing to pay. So if you are used to pay a price with VAT included you will probably pay the same price without VAT.

[โ€“] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That makes sense, thank you for the insight! That makes Denmark's policy largely performative then?

[โ€“] TomArrr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It probably is. It brought reading to front and centre. Good advertising.