For most excise taxes, the base should be the harm or cost-causing element because that best internalizes a negative externalityAn externality, in economic terms, is a side effect or consequence of an activity that is not reflected in the cost of that activity, and not primarily borne by those directly involved in said activity
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Only two-week smoking cessation improves platelet aggregability and intraplatelet redox imbalance of long-term smokers
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