19 March 2008
One of my favorite things to post about at taxgirl.com are tax policy issues. I am particularly struck by sin taxes and revenue raisers based on what “the norm” (whatever that is) might consider to be immoral behavior. This includes taxes like the crack tax, the pimp tax and the stripper tax (note [...]
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10 September 2007
An appeals court in Tennessee has ruled that the “crack tax” is not constitutionally valid. The “crack tax” is exactly what it sounds like – a tax (with penalty and interest, if applicable) on the possession of crack and other “unauthorized substances” under Tennessee law.
The court ruled that “the statute is arbitrary, capricious, and [...]
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