I know it’s quaint, but there was a time in this country that taxes existed to raise funds, not to accomplish social engineering goals. Its no better when we do it for our goals.
It’s the same malarkey used when they say “the money will be directed towards education”.
Pass it on it’s own merit.
Dangling a carrot of wealth for the state while reducing other taxes is bogus, specially when they are setting up ways to circumvent the tax (and subsidize people’s pot use).
Nobody ever buys my glasses or contacts (if I buy an insurance plan, it pretty much works out to pre-tax income being set aside and “maxes out” at about the rate I put in).
But free pot and sex pills on the public’s dime. Okay.