There are a few facts that everyone can agree on with respect to the Philadelphia School District budget wars: The school district is operating at
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Australia Hopes To Tax Smokers Into Quitting: Would It Work Here?
How high would taxes have to boost the cost of a pack of cigarettes before you’d stop smoking? $5 a pack? $10 a pack? $15
Read MoreGun & Ammo Tax Proposal Draws Fire
And we say there’s no “magic bullet” to fix the economy… A Cook County official has proposed a surtax on the sale of every bullet
Read MoreProponents Of California Tobacco Tax Increase Concede Defeat
Light up, California! You have no worries. It turns out that, with just a few days left to count and certify ballots, proponents of Proposition
Read MoreVice, Vice Baby: Sin Taxes
Sin taxes are all the rage these days – with votes pending to tax cigarettes an extra dollar per pack in the state of California
Read MoreCalifornia Cigarette Tax Battle Attracts Money & Attention
If New York City Mayor Bloomberg gets his way, it will soon be a lot more expensive to light up in California. Yes, that Mayor
Read MoreBan It, Tax It Or Leave It Alone? The Great Soda Debate
This morning, I passed a runner on the trail carrying an open can of Mountain Dew. And you know what I was thinking, right? How
Read MoreCheers For A Soda Tax?
Americans love their soda. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (report downloads as a pdf), in 2004, the average American consumed
Read MoreSunday Mailbag: The Really Hot Edition
I am actually waiting for my coffee to cool down this morning. I can barely sip it – it’s so hot out. The temps are
Read MoreSoda Survey Says Taxes Need to be Big
A study out of the Rand Corporation has concluded that “small taxes” on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity.
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