I think we have a lot of agreement. I also think almost all government revenue should come from economically neutral taxes on such things as income and sales.do a land value tax, wealth tax or financial transactions tax instead of sin taxes or tbh ANY sales/excise tax that isn't for gasoline to fund stuff
There might also be a role for “sin taxes” on such things as reducing pollution, where artfully changing the incentives is the goal, not raising revenue.