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What the Future Holds for Tobacco Taxes

Ed52 Wrote: Nov 12, 2012 8:10 AM

The elimination of tobacco and the related taxes would damage a lot of programs dependent on the taxes - only some of them directly related to tobacco. Politicians, always compassionate, would then raise other taxes to continue the vitally required programs. The tendency to blindly repeat the mistakes of history is one of of those unintended consequences of progressive educational theory.

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What the Future Holds for Tobacco Taxes

This week, in Seoul, South Korea, government representatives from 176 United Nations (UN) member-states will meet to discuss proposals ostensibly aimed at curbing tobacco use worldwide. The reality is that what happens this week could affect tax rates in the United States (US) and abroad and establish a dangerous precedent by ceding taxation powers to an international organization without achieving the goal of smoking cessation.

The World Health Organization (WHO), a UN subsidiary, has long led the push for a global tobacco tax, funds from which would be earmarked for WHO funding. The proposal has major implications for the preservation...

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