sin tax
Example Sentences
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This is not the first time services for the state’s youngest children have been affected by reductions in a sin tax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Assessments, fees, a sin tax and more are being considered from a philosophical standpoint, Hass said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
The total burden of this "sin" tax still has to be worked out, as does the rate applying to services that are now taxed at a rate of 15 percent.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2016
In editorializing for the sin tax, The Cleveland Plain Dealer argued that the city had a landlord’s responsibility to pay for upkeep.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2015
Since a hardworking plumber can easily earn twice that in his spare time, many people are likely to be tempted by the quintessential capitalist sin: tax cheating.
From Time Magazine Archive
