tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post4543260589826647640..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: Sin taxes and libertyEconomic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-87631902655822207262012-12-25T13:20:53.925-08:002012-12-25T13:20:53.925-08:00Paternalism aside, a case for such Pigouvian taxes...Paternalism aside, a case for such Pigouvian taxes can be made based on J.S. Mill's harm principle, which is quite in line with utilitarianism if not a defining feature in practice.Miraj Patelhttp://www.mirajpatel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-49987439700338964552012-12-21T17:23:55.146-08:002012-12-21T17:23:55.146-08:00Nice post. I'm with the Economic Logician on t...Nice post. I'm with the Economic Logician on this one...<br /><br />In addition to what you've mentioned, government needs to raise revenue somehow. You can tax work, you can tax vegetables, or you can tax gasoline and cigarettes. Whatever you tax you're going to be infringing on someone's freedom, and if you don't tax and don't provide a military, schools, or roads you're also not going to be providing liberty... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com