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The legislature is back to work. Today there was discussion on a "sin" tax to raise more money for the state budget.
Options include "Increasing "sin" taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. Charging another penny on every cigarette or 20 cents for every pack would raise $10.8 million".
What do you think about "sin" taxes?
The legislature is back to work. Today there was discussion on a "sin" tax to raise more money for the state budget.
Options include "Increasing "sin" taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. Charging another penny on every cigarette or 20 cents for every pack would raise $10.8 million".
What do you think about "sin" taxes?
- Is it OK to target a select group of consumers and tax them higher, in order to raise funds for the masses?
- Should someone who can afford to buy non-essential things like cigarettes and liquor then be assumed to be able to afford to pay higher taxes?
- What if, for example, I consider watching TV to be a sin (because it is wasteful of precious time), maybe TV watching should be charged a sin tax?
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