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RhysU
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- If people aren't working harder to offset the tolls then they're strictly poorer as a consequence of the toll.
- It makes driving more appealing if one discounts the best alternative use of the funds, which humans are irrationally likely to do. That driving seems better is because people suck at thinking about what else they might do with the money given compound returns on its investment.
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- You have never tried to leave the city for the suburbs after 9 pm. Driving is still immensely useful, as I sit in my Uber on the way home.
- From the IRS...
> A portion of the Child Tax Credit is refundable for 2024. This portion is called the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). For 2024, up to $1,700 per child may be refundable.
- In the US the child tax credit serves a similar purpose and is precisely a negative tax: $300/month under age 6 then $250/month thereafter.
Essentially the same amount as Germany give or take currency. That has long been in place though the amounts have changed over time.
Not every family gets this credit. It phases out at sufficiently high income.
- Much, but not all, of 'Phoebe and Her Unicorn' has just-enough echoes of C&H while doing its own thing.
- You're not alone in this feeling. I occasionally smile when it's not my kid.
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