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In California we have a crisis, not enough people are smoking and paying the taxes. So the cigarette taxes have to be raised again and again then other tax sou

by gscott 9y ago

In California we have a crisis, not enough people are smoking and paying the taxes. So the cigarette taxes have to be raised again and again then other tax sources have to be found.

wmeredith 9y ago
That's why you don't use "sin taxes" to do anything but combat "sin". Using taxes like this to pay for things you actually want to keep messes with incentives in an evil way.
- lukas099 9y ago
  And unsustainable way, as higher taxes->fewer consumers->higher taxes->...