why doesnt the government just tax the shit out of alternative medicine businesses?

[Altruist]

THey d have to legalize it first + you dont get to impose taxes on random entities in a democracy

Nice iq, stick to shitty "trolling"

it already is legal, einstein

and yes they can, they literally do this all the time with things like alcohol and sugar

it isn't, they have to be very careful about the way they advertise themselves or they can be charged with fraud based on multiple statutes, floyd (hence the vague descriptions of their products and services and adamant disclaimers).

additionally, giving those activities fully legitimate/legal status by taxing them would result in ... more people getting into it since it would still be profitable despite the taxes, considering the amount of complete idiiots out there. jesus.

alcohol and sugar are so widely used that they don't count as "random"

absolutely love stem fach idiots trying to school normal people on the way society works

it is. as long as they dont commit fraud 

idiots are idiots. im skeptical that people will suddenly start believing in magic healing crystals because the government raises taxes for them

the same chain of reasoning applies. taxation to disincentivise something that leads to worse public health if consumed in excess

you are very wrong here (no intention to argue for the sake of it, you are just underestimating how gullible the average person is)

putting people in prison for practicing that bs is the only way