Excise Tax
The Consequences of New York’s Proposed Beverage Tax
New York’s proposed beverage tax doesn’t improve public health and will negatively impact low-income earners.
January 14, 2022
Massachusetts Tobacco Flavor Ban Simply Shifted Markets
The Bay State banned the sale of flavored tobacco products in a failed effort to stop youth vaping and improve health.
January 15, 2021
The Ongoing Debate Over What People Can Drink and What They Are Taxed
There is an ongoing debate over why states should have a stake in what residents are allowed to drink and how much they should be taxed.
July 22, 2020
D.C. Soda Tax Could Give Taxpayers A Nasty Toothache
The D.C. City Council could approve one of the highest soda taxes in the nation.
October 11, 2019
Seattle Soda Tax Not Doing Too Well
While the rest of us were popping champagne to celebrate the arrival of 2018, Seattle greeted the New Year with a 1.75 cent per ounce tax on sweetened beverages. It was needed, former Mayor Ed Murray once
January 11, 2018
Second Hand Smoke
The California Assembly proposed Senate Bill 1400, introduced by Sen.
July 6, 2016
