In one sign of the silly thinking that dominates government, in many states and even federally, funding for various programs comes from utilization taxes on items the government wants you to use less of: alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, to name a few. When people follow the government/public health exhortations and lower their consumption, or when a product is outright banned, the tax revenue drastically decreases – and legislators are forced to either cut programs or push for different tax increases. Of course, they almost never cut programs.Read More
Whoops! CA Flavored Tobacco Ban Leads to Huge Tax Revenue Loss, Cuts in Early Childhood Services
