Nothing’s certain but death and taxes. If you live in America, there are even taxes on the things that can kill you. If you drink or smoke, you’ve noticed the sin tax in your favorite vice’s shelf ...

A new poll finds Virginians most dislike toll and transportation surcharges, while West Virginians name sin and excise taxes ...

Sin taxes are discriminatory and disproportionately burden lower- and middle-income people. Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, notes sin taxes set “up a moral hazard for policy makers, ...

Alexander Hamilton is called the “father of sin taxes” in the United States, and rightly so. In an effort to raise money to repay Revolutionary War debts, he persuaded Congress to impose the nation’s ...

Two measures have qualified for the November ballot that ask California voters to increase so-called “sin” taxes. One measure, the Healthcare, Research, and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act, will add an ...

Sin taxes are state-sponsored taxes that are added to products generally deemed harmful, like liquor and tobacco. Advocates of sin taxes argue that they discourage people from partaking in harmful ...

In the world of sin taxes, chemical taxes tend to fly under the radar. They aren’t as flashy or controversial as sugar and soda taxes. And they are not as politically fraught as taxes on red meat, ...

According to a report by 24/7 Wall St., state governments collected more than $50 billion in “sin taxes” in 2011 from several products and activities including gambling, smoking, and alcohol ...

The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is not a fan of the Senate Finance Committee’s bid to impose “lifestyle taxes.” The “sin taxes” would increases taxes on alcoholic beverages ...