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dexterdog
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Smoked foods are tastier, less harmful with a tip ...
The taxes have the main goal of raising revenue for the government. Discouragement is just a side benefit.
dsr_
on April 8, 2018
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That would depend on which government is doing the taxing. To the US states, tobacco taxes are revenue. For the Federal government, they are a policy measure.
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