Yeah, I agree the tax needs to be visible in the price to be effective
Comment on [USA] How can sales tax brackets affect purchasing behavior when prices are pre-tax?
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 2 months agoMy belief that it’s intended to incentivize behavior is from talks about things like the “soda tax,” where some goods are taxed at a different rate to try to reduce consumption
I don’t understand how they can be effective when you don’t see the price on the sticker, though
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Things intended to incentivize healthier behavior are generally referred to as vice taxes, and yeah, we don’t do well at those.
We have nice tax to discourage smoking, drinking alcohol and probably a few other things but they’re completely ineffective. They really need to be a lot higher and to be more well known. For example, I have no idea what the alcohol tax in my locale is so it does not affect my behavior. Actually, the neighboring state advertises no alcohol tax so the only affect might be taking a road trip to stock up on alcohol. I do support the idea of raising that until it hurts to choose alcohol, except that it would hurt most those who can afford it least.