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"Sin taxes": Legit?
Tobacco, alcohol, whatever. Are "sin taxes" a legitimate way to generate revenue?
I say 'no'. First off, I see no reason to pay an extra tax to do something that is otherwise legal and is already being taxed through the various consumption and income taxes. Second, the idea that the government feels that it is justified in this additional financial fleecing just because the targeted group is politically impotent is morally repugnant.
And no, the "...if you don't want to pay the tax then don't do it..." mantra doesn't justify it. :roll:
That is all. Have at it.
Tobacco, alcohol, whatever. Are "sin taxes" a legitimate way to generate revenue?
I say 'no'. First off, I see no reason to pay an extra tax to do something that is otherwise legal and is already being taxed through the various consumption and income taxes. Second, the idea that the government feels that it is justified in this additional financial fleecing just because the targeted group is politically impotent is morally repugnant.
And no, the "...if you don't want to pay the tax then don't do it..." mantra doesn't justify it. :roll:
That is all. Have at it.