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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
^That is insane.
Is tobacco taxed to ensure easier access and ease of use for smoking?
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No, it's taxed to pay for healthcare costs associated with its use. Just like roads should be taxed to pay for their maintenance and transit taxes/fares should go to transit maintenance. Taxing roads to pay for transit (or vice versa) sends the wrong price signals into the market and leads to economic inefficiency.