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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (338397)5/23/2007 9:53:12 AM
From: Elroy  Respond to of 1574267
 
Who's going to subsidise the states for lost revenue then?

Raise the tobacco tax.



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (338397)5/23/2007 11:14:20 AM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574267
 
You could jack the taxes and fees on gas guzzlers to compensate. To say nothing of the money the states would save from less pollution remediation, health care costs, etc. It's also something a state could do locally, although it would be better if it was a national mandate, but with Bush..