While my point is a not completely on topic, I think I need to point out something, higher taxes on tobacco are not there because leglislators thought that smoking was bad (in my country anyway) but to compensate for the higher cost to society that smoking induces in healthcare. The taxe is supposed to then be reversed to social security.
I suppose the hate crime leglislation's purpose is more because criminals that are ideologicaly motivated are considered more dangerous than others since they will always be motivated to commit a crime again.
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