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Ex-Governor Spitzer Apparently Okay with Hookers, Eschewed Crack

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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Crack Dealers Finally Get a Break

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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