Some argue that "Sin Taxes " are an .

             effective tactic to change behaviors and can aid in getting people to quit.

             smoking, drinking and gambling.

             Financing issues are among the most difficult problems in health care. "The current global economic crisis is forcing governments to consider a variety of methods to generate funds for infrastructure. In the United States, smoking-related illness and obesity epidemics are forcing public health institutions to consider a variety of methods to influence health behaviors of entire target groups. They use relevant theory to weigh and balance the arguments for and against the use of sin taxes. A position advocating the limited use of sin taxes is supported as a reasonable stance for the public health professional ". Rebecca Green (Jan/Feb 2011) The Ethics of Sin Taxes (p. 68). Because of the deteriorating federal budget, health care reform needs to be budget conscious over the next decade. If health care reform is to work, there must be cuts in federal and state spending. In the interim, in roll the increase in sin taxes. Local, state and federal governments stand to bring in billions of dollars over a period of just a few years from the increase of sin taxes. The majority of states have already adopted the sin tax proposal. These states are proposing their own health care reform. Revenues have been appropriated towards the rehabilitation of individuals addicted to tobacco, alcohol and gambling.

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             In addition to alcohol, tobacco and gambling sin taxes, new taxes are proposed on such items as sugary sodas, junk food and even plastic supermarket bags. The estimated revenue from the sugary soda alone is in the billions over just a couple of years. If the government used the revenue from the increase of alcohol, tobacco and gambling for health care reform, the sugary soda tax could help balance the budget deficits.

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             Roger Dorsey (2010) p.