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##  [Sin Tax No Answer to Spending Addiction](https://wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government/sin-tax-no-answer-to-spending-addiction)

 Tuesday, 10 November 2015

 

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The state of Wyoming earmarks tobacco settlement funds to certain programs — and guess what. The programs cost more than the revenue they receive. As you might expect, the knee jerk reaction to this is to raise tobacco taxes to cover the shortfall. But let's take a closer look. The Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund was set up after a 1998 settlement be...

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