Cashing In On Sin

Lawmakers seeking to balance their budgets may remember that the Boston Tea Party was a protest over taxation.

So-called sin taxes, on things like alcohol and cigarettes, are supposed to be politically safe. But nobody told the sinners. Kentucky protesters poured bourbon on the capitol steps. People in Pittsburgh dumped beer in a river. In Nevada, the governor's office gave a cool reception to a proposed five-dollar tax on prostitution.

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The Feds go after smokers...

Audio: CBS Radio's Osgood File, April 1st.