Dave Neary on Nostr: 3. Creation of incentives/expression of values - this is what you're alluding to. We ...

3. Creation of incentives/expression of values - this is what you're alluding to. We tax tobacco and alcohol sales because as a society we see those as bad and want to discourage them. We subsidize behaviour that we want to encourage (spending on energy efficient homes or EVs over ICE vehicles).