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I don't live in the states, so im not going to get into the whole tax debate. All though Im currently doing a simple research project on Sin taxes for a college paper.
My stance that I was given is that sin taxes should be abolished.
It seems that most people don't even thinkg of them as taxes.
They are usually included in the price so they're unnoticable.
alot of my info is about cigs, but its all relative....
Alot of politician like to argue that some of the $ goes into programes to discourage such activities, but of course they dont want these activities to stop, then they wont be getting their $.
Reports show that for every 10% increse in prices 4% usage drops.
smoking bans in the workplace and such do a better job @ discouraging use.
these taxes only encourage smuggling.
I can buy a case of beer brewed here (canada) for more than 1/2 off if I goto the states and buy it.
between 1980-1994 cig smuggling increased 253% and shopping across state borders rose 395%
during ww1 canada implemented a 10% tax on their diamonds to help w/ the war effort. this was never dropped, thus making canadian diamonds more expensive than others right here in canada. which would you buy?
I dont know, it just seems to me that there are better ways to discourage use.
when Im done my essay I might post it on here just to see what you all think.
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