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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by zelon88 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:38PM (#29004413)
No, because as you get more wealthy the disincentive from sin tax negated by the fact that it isn't a sliding scale.

In reality is it gatekeeping on vices by the wealthy. If you are wealthy, nobody cares about your vices.

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