May 13, 2009
Sin taxes
normally are levied on so-called vices, such as drinking, smoking,
and gambling. But as David Harsanyi notes, Congress is now
"studying" a proposal to legislate morality by taxing sugary
beverages—which is to say, it is "studying" whether such a tax
would be politically feasible.
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