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So are you OK with a sin tax if it is on something with a negative externality? Do you think advertising does not have any negative externalities?
by datadata 4y ago
So are you OK with a sin tax if it is on something with a negative externality? Do you think advertising does not have any negative externalities?
- whimsicalism 4y agoCarbon is not a sin and that is not the historical reason it is taxed, unlike say alcohol and cigarettes. Many of these other things may have externalities, both positive and negative, but not so clear cut as carbon.
- jlund-molfese 4y agoThe reason you're getting downvoted is because you compared a tax on ad spend to "Christian moralist" taxation in the United States, otherwise known as sin taxes. But you changed your definition of a sin tax halfway through the thread. These days, sin taxes like those on soda are often not motivated by religious concerns, at least in the US. They're taxes on goods or services that are harmful to individuals or society.