http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/2007/06/monzers-ball.html
One of the PajamasMedia cronies posted this (and further spread by Glen Reynolds). So I wonder, just how much liability do we incur when we heavily tax vices? That we enable a black market seems to be a no-brainer, but do things balance out overall with the benefits that the high taxes are meant to encourage? I know many Libertarians would say that such high taxes are an overall detriment and that many Liberals and some Conservatives would look at the health benefits that could accrue from vice taxes. It seems to me that various parties will draw conclusions from "The War On Drugs" and "Prohibition" and that others will look to "The War On Cancer" and the current governmental and corporate (not to mention the peoples) struggles with insurance and medical costs. I'm a bit torn here. I believe that Newton's "For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action" frequently applies to social interactions as well as physical interactions. That is, in a way, a formulation of the law of unintended consequences. So the question remains, "Should we be spending our money elsewhere?" xponent Criminal Tax Havens Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
