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No.

You're taxed on how you're using energy. We're also taxed on how we use money. If we buy an electric car, we (used to) get a tax break.

You could see a tax break on energy used to charge an electric car, say.

Upon further reflection perhaps this is the most American thing that could be done...

The folks who got in early and made millions in Crypto reaped the benefit but no new comers could ever realize the same potential because we've taxed the snot out of it. Closed that loop hole (not that I have much faith in crypto anyway.)

> but if they want to use a computer to run an infinite loop for the end of time that's their business

I don't see anything in this proposal that would prohibit running an infinite loop for the end of time.

The article suggests this tax is proposed for cryptocurrency mining firms.