If smoking tobacco was invented today, there is little doubt it would be made illegal. The harm it does is simply too great.
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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It's easy to assume that public health measures, such as taxing unhealthy foods, are most successful when they are based on the best available evidence. However, research suggests that evidence-based policy-making doesn't ...
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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When an excise tax hike was levied on cigarettes, New York City taxi drivers who smoked were one and a half times more likely to cheat their customers by overcharging the fare than those who didn't smoke. That finding comes ...
Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2021
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A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.
Economics & Business
Feb 6, 2012
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(AP) -- The Supreme Court has ruled against New York City in its effort to use federal racketeering law to sue Internet cigarette sellers for lost tax revenue.
Business
Jan 25, 2010
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