Some notes on tobacco tax law: I returned to the US two days ago, and just bought a pack of cigarettes. I had been looking forward to this for some time. The cost was $3.56, owing much to the fact that Virginia’s levy on tobacco is $0.30 per pack of 20 cigarettes. Apparently, Virginia...
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The EU Takes Econ 101
Free markets can be a real hassle, and high-tax European Union nations are learning that lesson the hard way. Multinational corporations are shutting down headquarters in these nations and fleeing to EU and non-EU nations like Ireland and Switzerland, which are comparative tax havens. Iron-willed low-tax members like Ireland have been the reason that...
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