Congress interacts with the economy through Fiscal Policy which allows them to tax citizens to fund necessary programs. However, taxes can have another purpose which is to shape the behavior of US Citizens. What is known as a sin tax allows Congress to tax products that are deemed harmful like cigarettes and alcohol. As seen above “sin taxes” have their pros and cons but the question I ask you is does this actually prevent people from purchasing or consuming “dangerous” products? Is this a necessary action from Congress or should all items be taxed the same?

How did shays' rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the articles of confederation? a) shays' rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the articles of confederation. b) shays' rebellion strengthened the ideas of the anti-federalists in the need for a strong national government. c) shays' rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. d) shays' rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the united states.