Matt Apuzzo, of the Associated Press reported on a tax loophole that many Big Tobacco manufactures quickly jumped on to reduce their tax base. By cleverly changing product marketing they are effectively dodging taxes that would have gone to support the cost of children's health insurance. It didn't take long for many makers of tobacco products to catch on. They switched … [Read more...] about Don’t Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke it
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The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
It wasn't so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people's vote in the state of Oregon. If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children's health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state). Unfortunately, Big Tobacco's manipulative tactics and deep … [Read more...] about The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
Tobacco Campaign Tops Record $11 million (Oregonian)
The tobacco money against Oregon's Measure 50's proposed cigarette tax increase keeps piling in. Philip Morris has donated another $1.1 million to the campaign, putting total contributions to that effort over $11 million. Philip Morris, the Richmond, Virginia,-based maker of Marlboro cigarettes, and its parent company have donated $6.9 million to Stop The Measure 50 Tax … [Read more...] about Tobacco Campaign Tops Record $11 million (Oregonian)
Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
In a last-drag effort to defeat Oregon's 85-cents-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes, the makers of Camel smokes tossed in another $905,000 today against the fight to crush Measure 50. Today's donation puts tobacco contributions at a staggering record of $10 million so far. Reynolds American, the producers of Camel, has now contributed $4.2 million to the campaign against … [Read more...] about Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
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