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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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THE WINNER: Tax on Excessive Texting: Thumb Tax
Rick Simpson, Sacramento, CA
SECOND PLACE: Tax on Adult Entertainment: Pornogra-Fee
John MacMillan, St Augustine, FL
THIRD PLACE: Tax on Ending a Sentence with a Preposition: SynTax
Sheldon D. Malett, Rochester, NY
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Tax on Condoms: Lay-tax
Lydia Lundeen, Alameda Las Cruces, NM
Tax on Condoms: Stimulus Charge
Ted Cohen, Staten Island
Tax on Breath Mints: Tic-Tax
Alan Parven, Commerce Twp, MI
Tax on Bad Karaoke: Justin TimberTax
Jeff Sawyer, Mt. Horeb, WI
Tax on Bottled Water: Aqua Fine
Roger Selsback, Burlingame CA
Tax on Adult Magazines: Nudie Duty
Tracy Shenton, Garrison NY
Tax on Marijuana: 50 Bucks a Head
Bobby Schackow, Gainesville, FL
Tax on Exotic Reptiles: Value Adder Tax
John Wallington, Key Biscayne, FL
Tax on Plastic Surgery: Bo-Tax
Jeff Semion, State College, PA
Tax on Super-Sizing: Excess Tax
Sue LeMontre, San Diego
Tax on Breath Mints: Tic-Tax
Alan Parven, Commerce Twp, MI
Tax on Viagra: Inflation Tax
Richard Koretz, Kenwood, CA
Tax on Strip Clubs: Pole Tax
Frank Kilcoyne, San Diego
Tax on Prostitution: Booty Duty
Farley Bolwell, Eagle, CO
Tax on Wearing Animal Skins: Furcharge
Sean Braswell, Chapel Hill, NC
Tax on Hard Work: Income Tax
Russell Frank, Gorham, ME
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