Why stop at a penny?
Why not just a PerPerson Residency Tax?
Government officials fan out and stop everyone and force them to pay $50. Just because. Jail those who aren’t carrying $50.
Wait, they’d have to leave the office. That’ll never happen.
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They won't stop at a penny, but you knew that. Government knows that the frog won't jump out of the water if you heat it slowly. They did the same with tobacco taxes...raise it by small enough increments so that the users weren't shocked into quitting.