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June 1, 1989

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Taxing the Wages of Sin

Do levies on risky behavior cover the costs to society?

By Paul Wallich

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PAUL WALLICH is a staff writer for Scientific American.

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This article was originally published with the title “Taxing the Wages of Sin” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 260 No. 6 (June 1989), p. 22
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0689-22a

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