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Tobacco Industry Rolls Out False Claims Against Increasing Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids
Their claims are false. Experience shows that tobacco tax increases are a reliable and predictable source of revenue for governments. Also, because low-income communities have higher smoking rates, they gain the most from smoking declines caused by highe
Apr 16, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Apr 17, 2013 08:58
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GRIER: 4 Reasons Obama's Plan to Raise Tobacco Taxes Is a Bad Idea
1. Tobacco taxes are regressive. ... One may make the paternalistic argument that the tax makes some low-income smokers better off by forcing them to quit, but many who continue to smoke will be among those who can least afford it. 2. Smokers already
Apr 16, 2013
The Atlantic Monthly
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Apr 16, 2013 16:26
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Tobacco companies keep people smoking despite UK cigarette tax increases
tobacco companies have been absorbing the tax increases on their ultra-low-price (ULP) brands to keep their prices low. As a result, real ULP cigarette prices have remained virtually unchanged since 2006 and their market share has doubled, suggesting that
Apr 16, 2013
EurekAlert
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Apr 16, 2013 02:41
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[UK] Imperial Tobacco adds King Size to Players range
Players cigarettes form part of the ‘sub-economy category’, which is driven by smokers who look for the most economical brand. The sub-economy category has grown by one-third year-on-year, according to figures collated by IGD.
Apr 12, 2013
The Grocer (uk)
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Apr 12, 2013 13:30
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Cigarette Tax Plan Called One of “Three Best Ideas in Obama’s Budget”
Wonkblog also counters arguments – often made by tobacco companies – that the tobacco tax is regressive because lower-income people smoke at higher rates. As Wonkblog notes, a higher tobacco tax will actually reduce the regressive harms and costs of sm
Apr 12, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Apr 12, 2013 12:30
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HUGHES: President Obama's tobacco tax hike: Is it about health or cash?
the tax tends to be regressive, disproportionately hitting low-income people who Obama says are protected by his budget blueprint. In D.C., which maintains high rates of poverty, the average price of a pack of cigarettes would jump to more than $8 under t
Apr 11, 2013
Washington DC Examiner
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Apr 12, 2013 00:56
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Cigarette tax in proposed Obama budget among items to irk groups
Republicans note that Obama has repeatedly promised to spare low- and middle-income families from tax increases. They also note that this isn't the first time Obama supported raising taxes on cigarettes.
Apr 11, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 11, 2013 15:22
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AWMA Works to Oppose Obama's Tobacco Tax Hike
these increases in cigarette excise taxes are leading to an increase in contraband and illegal cigarette activity. Not only is this tax regressive, it also means the federal government, states and localities will lose out on much-needed tax monies because
Apr 10, 2013
American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA)
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Apr 10, 2013 16:43
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[District of Columbia] Insurers can't charge more for smokers in health exchanges
The board charged with implementing federal health care reforms in the District has voted to prohibit insurance companies from charging higher premiums to cigarette smokers, adding the city to a handful of states rejecting such surcharges because of the
Apr 9, 2013
Washington Times
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Apr 10, 2013 12:54
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ROSENTHAL: Smokescreens: How Working Kills Smokers
The conflict between human need and corporate greed drives the smoking habit. Until this conflict is resolved, workers will smoke to distract themselves from their powerlessness and calm their rage.
Apr 6, 2013
Dissident Voice (blog)
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Apr 7, 2013 09:57