Taxing Sin

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 to impose further taxes on plastic bags, meat, and even robots and carbon.

Timp de secole, guvernele au perceput aceste „taxe pentru pacat” asupra alcoolului si tutunului, dar lista pacatelor impozabile a ajuns acum sa includa sifon si marijuana, cu cereri de impunere a unor taxe suplimentare pe pungi de plastic, carne si chiar roboti si carbon.