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Taxing sin / Michael Thom.

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Conventional wisdom dictates that those goods which are said to cause harm or impose costs on society deserve a special tax. For centuries, governments have levied these "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco, but the list of taxable sins has now grown to include soda and marijuana, with calls...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Thom, Michael, 1982- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Subjects:
Taxation of articles of consumption.
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Tobacco > Taxation > Case studies.
Marijuana > Taxation > Case studies.
Alcohol > Taxation > Case studies.
Carbonated beverages > Taxation > Case studies.
Alcohol > Taxation.
Carbonated beverages > Taxation.
Marijuana > Taxation.
Tobacco > Taxation.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Tax Your Sins, Experts Say
  • 2. Taxing Soda
  • 3. Taxing Alcohol
  • 4. Taxing Tobacco
  • 5. Taxing Marijuana
  • 6. Taxing Twenty-First Century Sins
  • 7. Don't Tax Sin, Forgive It.

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