I would say that there's no Typescript tax. Rather, there's a Javascript tax for Typescript. As in, the shortcomings of Typescript only come from Javascript. Typescript is transpiled to Javascript, so types are not enforced on execution, and that's the only real limitation of Typescript.
Usage of the word "tax" is interesting, too. I'm happy to pay tax if I reap tangible benefits from it / if the "money" is put to good use. I'd say that's the case with typescript.
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I would say that there's no Typescript tax. Rather, there's a Javascript tax for Typescript. As in, the shortcomings of Typescript only come from Javascript. Typescript is transpiled to Javascript, so types are not enforced on execution, and that's the only real limitation of Typescript.
Usage of the word "tax" is interesting, too. I'm happy to pay tax if I reap tangible benefits from it / if the "money" is put to good use. I'd say that's the case with typescript.