Michael Nielsen
Kava Enthusiast
We have tobaccotaxes and alcoholtaxes.
Do you think someone does consider a kavatax?
Do you think someone does consider a kavatax?
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Kalm with Kava
Kava Vendor
Stop it, man
I don't see why we should have such a tax, a special tax is put in place when the consumers should feel guilty to consume the said product. It allows states to find easily money, the health being mainly an excuse. I don't see why I should find myself guilty for using kava, kava has no health or social drawbacks similar to , e g. alcohol, that could justify any shame on my side and therefore a specific taxation.
However, taxing kava could increase strongly the acceptance of kava by the reluctant governments (as in the EU), greed being by definition rooted in them.
However, taxing kava could increase strongly the acceptance of kava by the reluctant governments (as in the EU), greed being by definition rooted in them.
Could you explain what you mean with "convenience" ? And greed has been in Germany and Europe the origin of the 2001 ban on kava, see, e.g., the article cited recently on this forum https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aq...altering-kava-plant-drink-by-westerners-trendEU is less about greed than convenience
Cannot really accuse them (or should I say us) of greed.
I'll rather read the text before answering about greed but by convenience I mean typical problems that plague representation republic -- difficulty taking responsibility for unpopular or, often, controversial decisions. For example, EU had a delay updating vitamin D daily recommendations.
In the same time, EU managed to organize inconvenient ban of excessive antibiotic use (thanks to good work of Danish scientist). To be fair. Result: EU has had less problems w antibiotic resistance.
In the same time, EU managed to organize inconvenient ban of excessive antibiotic use (thanks to good work of Danish scientist). To be fair. Result: EU has had less problems w antibiotic resistance.