In a recession, state lawmakers are taxing personal vices. It’s good for you, they say, but it’s really better for their budgets.
Stories Related to Cash-strapped States Turn To Sin Taxes
By CATHERINE RAMPELL, New York Times
Sun, 04/18/2010 - 5:29am
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