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[–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

It doesn’t make a difference which side you tax. If consumers are taxed then corporations will still feel it through reduced demand for their product. If corporations are taxed, consumers will still feel it through increased prices. The tax burden does not depend on who is taxed, but rather how elastic supply and demand are.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It sure makes a difference to the people buying it, that's the point

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It literally doesn’t. The price is the same either way. Reduced demand from the higher tax makes it so producers will lower prices. This is really basic microeconomics.

    From Wikipedia: “tax burden does not depend on where the revenue is collected, but on the price elasticity of demand and price elasticity of supply”

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_incidence

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