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Either you can say that consuming addictive substances isn't a choice, or you can tax people for their choices. I don't see how you could have both.
by khedoros1 9y ago
Either you can say that consuming addictive substances isn't a choice, or you can tax people for their choices. I don't see how you could have both.
- autarch 9y agoThe idea of choice as free will untethered to outside influences is clearly nonsense. However, people do respond to external stimuli when making decisions. Translation: the machine that is my brain considers things like cost when following the laws of physics and chemistry down a deterministic path. In other words, taxes can influence behavior, regardless of the role of "choice".