Option 2. The government screws up a lot. They generally don't intend a lot of the bad stuff that happens.
Lets take an example; Rich man earns $100,000 per year. Poor man earns $10,000. Both men smoke a pack a day. At $2.00 per pack the annual tax for both men is $730. The effective tax rate as a percentage of income is as follows:
Rich man 0.73%
Poor man 7.3%
Its odd to see so many Democrats supporting such a regressive tax.
it's a voluntary tax. no one is forced to pay it.
it is odd to see libertarians oppose voluntary taxation.
It's odd that libertarians oppose the government using it's taxation power in an attempt at social engineering?
And it's only a truly voluntary tax if you don't have to pay it when you buy the product - I mean, if the tax was applied to clothing or food would you be calling it a voluntary tax? Or heck, property taxes are voluntary, right? Just don't buy a house! So no, it's not a voluntary tax. A truly voluntary tax would be completely voluntary, not a matter of not buying a certain product.
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