> calling this a sin tax is stupid "Sin tax" is the name for a targeted excise tax to discourage consumption. The name goes back to the 1500s when the Catholic

> calling this a sin tax is stupid "Sin tax" is the name for a targeted excise tax to discourage consumption. The name goes back to the 1500s when the Catholic Church used such a tactic (or at least justification) to tax certain activities. Whether we current use a moral framework to distinguish what goods to tax, it's become an accepted term.