Smokers Seeing Red This Week About Federal Tobacco Tax Increase
These days, you have to really want to smoke to be a smoker. In many cities (like Philly), you can no longer smoke in public buildings or restaurants. Many workplaces are smoke free. There are fines...
View ArticlePhilly’s Revenue Policy is Smoking
Oh Philly. It’s as if you really don’t *want* businesses to stick around. Yesterday, my colleague posted about her experience with the Philadelphia Tobacco and Tobacco-Related Tax. Didn’t know about...
View ArticleCalifornia Cigarette Tax Battle Attracts Money & Attention From Big Tobacco,...
If New York City Mayor Bloomberg gets his way, it will soon be a lot more expensive to light up in California. Yes, that Mayor Bloomberg, the same one that proposed a ban on sugary sodas this week. And...
View ArticleProponents Of California Tobacco Tax Increase Concede Defeat
Light up, California! You have no worries. It turns out that, with just a few days left to count and certify ballots, proponents of Proposition 29 are officially conceding that the measure will not...
View ArticleAustralia Hopes To Tax Smokers Into Quitting: Would It Work Here?
How high would taxes have to boost the cost of a pack of cigarettes before you’d stop smoking? $5 a pack? $10 a pack? $15 a pack? What about $20? That’s the plan in Australia if the government gets its...
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