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Addicted to cash, Democrats sneak nicotine tax back into spending bomb

Upon news that congressional Democrats today put a nicotine tax provision back into President Biden’s ever-changing “Build Back Better” plan (ostensibly aimed at COVID-19 relief, economic recovery measures, and infrastructure investment), CEI Senior Fellow Michelle Minton offered a statement on why this is such a bad idea: “Congress’s desire to find revenue to pay for … Continue reading Addicted to cash, Democrats sneak nicotine tax back into spending bomb