"Sin taxes" helped wean the US off of some bad habits. They now leave a small group of less educated and low-earning Americans with most of the bill. The US has a long history of taxing vices, with ...

More than 20 states are considering “sin taxes”—such as excise taxes on tobacco, beer, and spirits—in order to shore up their budget deficits. But such taxes are badly flawed and likely to do far more ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said Tuesday he has no plans to exercise the option provided under Ohio’s new state budget to seek voter approval of an increase in the sin ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cuyahoga County officials and Cleveland’s pro sports teams hope they can ask voters for a huge increase in ...

More than 450 readers responded after I asked whether they would vote to quadruple Cuyahoga County’s sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol to help cover maintenance costs at Progressive Field, Rocket ...

As the World Health Organization (WHO) stares down a $600 million deficit in 2025, its solution is not to look inward, tighten belts, or confront its own policy failures. Instead, it wants to reach ...

According to a report by 24/7 Wall St., state governments collected more than $50 billion in “sin taxes” in 2011 from several products and activities including gambling, smoking, and alcohol ...

Eating fast food is not a choice; it’s a forced lifestyle. There should be sin taxes to encourage healthier eating. The cost of healthier foods can be significantly more expensive than fast food. The ...