Policy

Smoke 'Em While You Can Afford 'Em

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Americans for Tax Reform is smokin' mad about a fresh congressional proposal to raise cigarette taxes by 61 cents per pack–a 156 percent increase, ATR says, and a direct blow to the working poor of the sort Obama swore he'd eschew.

The war on smoking on grounds other than cost is covered quite extensively here at Reason magazine and Reason.com.