I recall a similar bullshit balloon being floated by the mayor of a city in Europe somewhere. I think it was in Germany, but I can't find the article. Basic upshot was the same, though - because workers weren't in the city making use of the infrastructure, the magistrate wanted to levy a tax on them to equal the estimated taxes they would have paid by using public services, restaurants, and the like. I remember seeing that article and thinking, "bastard, you can't have it both ways - either your city is shut down and you take the hit like every business owner does, or you open it back up and deal with the ramifications of that." It's just another case of politicians wanting to have their cake and eat it, too.
I recall a similar bullshit balloon being floated by the mayor of a city in Europe somewhere. I think it was in Germany, but I can't find the article. Basic upshot was the same, though - because workers weren't in the city making use of the infrastructure, the magistrate wanted to levy a tax on them to equal the estimated taxes they would have paid by using public services, restaurants, and the like. I remember seeing that article and thinking, "bastard, you can't have it both ways - either your city is shut down and you take the hit like every business owner does, or you open it back up and deal with the ramifications of that." It's just another case of politicians wanting to have their cake and eat it, too.
Deustche Bank wants governments to tax stay at home workers 5%.