My point is less about the tax and more about the money being used to help in the same community directly using the tax revenue from bad things directly. I mea

My point is less about the tax and more about the money being used to help in the same community directly using the tax revenue from bad things directly. I mean we could just ban everything that produces poor outcomes even in moderation: gambling, smoking, certain types of alcohol, vaping, etc. If we can’t trust our own citizens to do things in moderation then what?