The Week contest: Vice Tax - October 8, 2010
Legislators have begun imposing "sin taxes" on smoking, drinking — even sugary sodas. Come up with another vice to be taxed, and give it an appropriate name

Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.
Click here for results of last week's contest: Food Name
Results: In desperate need of cash, the nation’s legislators have slapped ever-escalating "sin taxes’" on smoking, drinking — even sugary sodas. We asked for the next vice to be taxed, and the new tax’s name. You filed:
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