I think there are at least two problems with this argument. The first is a classic —- if your tax base requires money made from a vice, you’ve got a stream of

I think there are at least two problems with this argument. The first is a classic —- if your tax base requires money made from a vice, you’ve got a stream of money which either requires that the vice continues to exist, or else a stream of money which you hope to lose in the in future. The second is a bit more basic. Who gets to decide what he vices are?