You are not understanding and dodging marco.

Marco, you said this:

Now, it has to be admitted that such taxes for the most part are extremely regressive as poor people spend a disproportionate amount of their income and income substitutes such as SNAP benefits and WIC on unhealthy food, cigarettes, liquor, lottery tickets, and so on.

This isn't true, and is a myth that you keep repeating.

"No, SNAP and WIC benefits cannot be used for unhealthy foods like cigarettes, liquor, and lottery tickets. Both programs prohibit the purchase of alcohol, tobacco, non-food items, and hot or prepared foods. Some states are also starting to ban other processed foods like soda, candy, and energy drinks with the benefits, although this is still an evolving area."

Once again, you need to check your belief systems as they include false items, when you keep repeating them, you become a liar. Nobody needs that on a discussion board. We need people who can adjust their beliefs to reality, and not people who try and adjust reality to their beliefs. After a while, no one will pay attention to you, some already ridicule you, if you keep repeating false beliefs.