Partial Fiscal Note – 032012-1
The high numbers show up about halfway down the .pdf file, in the section titled “I‐502 Fiscal Note Projections.” Search for “Fiscal Note Projections” to get there.
I’m planning to look at the numbers in detail before long.
I saw a guy inhaling from an e-cigarette in a theater lobby the other night. That seemed to be OK. Now Lorillard is buying a company that makes them. And there’s a loophole. “Prices for e-cigarettes vary greatly but can cost half as much as traditional cigarettes, which are heavily taxed.” “Got a Light—er Charger? Big Tobacco’s Latest Buzz,” Mike Esterl, WSJ, April 26, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304723304577365723851497152.html Continue reading “Beating the tobacco tax”
Taxation without Hesitation was the name of a softball team made up of IRS workers in DC in the late 20th century. With our fiscal situation, I sometimes think that’s what America needs. But the aim here is to think about taxes analytically.
“In reality tax is the only truly funny subject taught in law school. It is human greed four mornings each week.” The late Marty Ginsburg, http://taxprof.typepad.com/files/135tn0177.pdf.
The Center for New Revenue 