“Sin tax” is a strange artifact of capitalism that decrees the consumer must pay an extra fee when purchasing certain selected goods that are deemed harmful to society, or at least that society very much wants to discourage. Examples are alcohol, tobacco products, gambling, pornography, firearms, and cannabis. Excise taxes are pre-figured into the unit price, and paid at the point of sale. An example is the tax on gasoline, which one might think is intended to discourage unnecessary driving, since the wars conducted to assure an unfailing supply of oil cost American lives. The aim is not so lofty, however. It’s just to pay for roads. Indoor tanning treatments also come with an excise tax, the reason being anybody’s guess. A sin
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