The so-called "sin taxes" or sumptuary taxes that are levied on many items for trade in the United States, most notably alcohol and tobacco products, drastically increase the price of such products to consumers. The basis for the repeal of sin taxes is not in support of the consumption of such goods as alcohol and cigarettes, but in support for free consumption of any product that a United States citizen may choose to buy. Sin taxes are regressive taxes in nature and discriminates against the lower classes, since taxation of a product such as alcohol or cigarettes does not account for ability to pay for said products. The government should not slap adults on the wrist for what they choose to pay for and use; this is not the responsibility of government.



