> Just do it directly
It is impossible to do it more directly than at the point of sale.
Literally every other method is less direct.
A tax is ten thousand times less direct.
It is impossible to do it more directly than at the point of sale.
Literally every other method is less direct.
A tax is ten thousand times less direct.
It would be more direct by taking the market price for these goods and purchasing them directly. Then you have a line item that perfectly encapsulates the subsidy and the transfer and you can reason about it.
That's what I mean by direct