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Chicago: Cigarette Taxes Reach $6.67, Pushing Price to $11 Per Pack
March 1, 2013When governments seek to raise revenues, sin taxes are an easy sell, politically-speaking. After all, products like cigarettes can lead to serious health problems. However, when sin taxes are driven up too far, they become a de facto form of … Continue reading
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