Democrats in the Senate are looking for ways to squeeze more revenue out of the premium tobacco industry. They claim that there are two “loopholes” in last year’s SCHIP bill that should be closed … but this is mostly aggressive rhetoric. They claim that cigar companies are taking steps to sidestep the definition (and taxes) of “little cigars.” Also, they believe that roll-your-own-tobacco companies are labeling their products as pipe tobacco to dodge the taxes.
Wouldn’t it be easier to drop the punitive taxes and let the people at these companies earn a living?
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