Whiskey_Fiasco t1_j9yil05 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Reply to comment by CalligrapherDizzy201 in Taxing rounds to punish gun owners by Laurajw12

Excise taxes are referred to as sin taxes by anti-tax advocates, and gasoline is subject to excise taxes

CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_ja01ge8 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Sin taxes are called as such because they are designed to curtail the use of that which is being taxes. The gas tax isn’t to discourage the purchase of gas. It’s to pay for the roads that the gas is being used on.