Do you think it is appropriate for the government to try to change certain human behavior through taxation? and HB430 (Relating to Taxation) Bill Signing

Do you think it is appropriate for the government to try to change certain human behavior through taxation?

Don't want people driving a particular vehicle? Tax the hell out of it.
Don't want people drinking so much soda pop? Tax the hell out of it.
Don't want people smoking cigarettes? Tax the hell out of it.
Don't want people drinking too much alcohol? Tax the hell out of it.
Don't want people eating at fast food restaurants? Tax the hell out of it.
Don't want people using fossil fuels to heat their homes? Tax the hell out of it.

Since when did it become the business of government to try to alter particular behavior through ever increasing taxation of those things they deem undesirable?


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Answer by FozzieBear
Of course not, but they've been doing it since they invented income taxes.

You also get a tax break for getting married, having children, and buying a house. What if I don't want that life? Why should I have to give up more of my income due to such personal choices?

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Taxation

HB430 (Relating to Taxation) Bill Signing


Image by Governor Neil Abercrombie
HB430 (Relating to Taxation) exempts charitable deductions from the itemized state income tax deduction caps.

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