Raising federal cigarettes taxes won’t end smuggling between states
The Aug. 3 editorial “Closing a loophole” had its heart in the right place but missed the boat on suggesting implementable policy. There’s a large cigarette-smuggling problem between low-tax states such as Virginia, where the commonwealth levies a 30-cent-per-pack tax, and New York City ($5.85/pack). But I can’t understand why this warrants an increase in the federal cigarette tax rate.
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