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I was under the impression that the taxes were more from a public health perspective: smoking, alcohol etc. are leading causes of death and we want to discourag

by pm90 9y ago

I was under the impression that the taxes were more from a public health perspective: smoking, alcohol etc. are leading causes of death and we want to discourage public consumption while at the same time raising revenue

bryanlarsen 9y ago
That's basically the definition of a sin tax: a tax to discourage you from doing things that are bad for you.