Other view: State should tax all tobacco products equally
We generally never endorse more taxes, but sometimes they can actually be a good idea.
Such is the case with a proposal by state Rep. Garey Bies, a Sister Bay Republican, to tax all tobacco products in Wisconsin equally. Bies said his bill would close several tax loopholes that allow producers of candy flavored tobacco products to dodge the state’s cigarette tax and sell at a price that targets kids.
The most egregious example, he says, are “little cigars” that sell for around $1, rather than the $6 to $8 per pack for regular cigarettes, and that come in flavors like grape, cherry and chocolate. They are easily accessible to children and now exceed sales of regular cigarettes among Wisconsin high school students.
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