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Great column by Bruce Bartlett: "Taxing Smoke Doesn't Work." One case in point: NYC

Click here to read it.
 
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The loss of cigarette sales, ancillary product sales, and income to businesses and workers reduced New York City's tax revenue by $64 million. Thus the city's net revenue from its $250 million tax increase turns out to be just $43 million.



They should be looking at the increased revenue in cigarette sales,ancillary product sales, income to businesses and workers, and taxes in surrounding states.

It's rather eye openning.
 
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