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LETTER: Too far on tobacco  

Jump to full article: Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, 2009-06-22
Author: Dan Fuller Nashville

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Regarding the June 18 letter "Tax tobacco to death": How fair is it to place an entire tax increase burden on one group? This is just another freedom that is being eliminated, another product and manufacturing base that are going to be sent overseas. Taxes already have been increased three-fold by the federal government. The FDA will soon take over regulation. This is enough controls placed on one item!

Why not tax food by its fat content or put a $1 per item tax on fast food?

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