{"id":43595366,"user":"hinkley","time":1743876738,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

Don’t need to make it illegal just make it not deductible.","comments":[{"id":43596420,"user":"remram","time":1743883603,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

It's deductible?","comments":[{"id":43597942,"user":"hinkley","time":1743899045,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

In the US advertising is considered a business expense. So we equate it with investing in infrastructure or research, both of which reasonably would be subtracted from your revenue to determine your tax burden.

It's very dumb.","comments":[{"id":43599644,"user":"muddi900","time":1743925070,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

So businesses would pay taxes on money they have spent?","comments":[{"id":43601158,"user":"hinkley","time":1743944590,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

I think maybe you one don’t understand how payroll works and two need to put more effort into participating. Or less.","comments":[{"id":43608414,"user":"muddi900","time":1744007107,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

Payroll taxes are paid into social security as an insurance payment. It is a percentage of what you pay the employee. Some might say that it is part of the employees pay.

I don't know what that has to do with taxing marketing spend.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":4,"url":"item?id=43608414"}],"comments_count":1,"level":3,"url":"item?id=43601158"},{"id":43605485,"user":"lacerrr","time":1743978281,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

Do you pay taxes on money you spend?","comments":[{"id":43608480,"user":"muddi900","time":1744007797,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

Are you talking about consumption taxes like sales tax?

That depends on where you are in the world.

If you are referring to lack of personal income tax deductions in your local tax code, I don't know where you live, but they are quite common.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":4,"url":"item?id=43608480"}],"comments_count":1,"level":3,"url":"item?id=43605485"}],"comments_count":4,"level":2,"url":"item?id=43599644"}],"comments_count":5,"level":1,"url":"item?id=43597942"}],"comments_count":6,"level":0,"url":"item?id=43596420"}],"comments_count":7,"url":"item?id=43595366"}

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