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*With all good intentions to reduce the underage use of a product designed for adults, the question remains: Is increasing excise taxes to punitive levels the best way to achieve this honorable target? Punitive excise levels not only impact minors but also limit the availability of vapor products to adults, who are trying to quit smoking. | *With all good intentions to reduce the underage use of a product designed for adults, the question remains: Is increasing excise taxes to punitive levels the best way to achieve this honorable target? Punitive excise levels not only impact minors but also limit the availability of vapor products to adults, who are trying to quit smoking. | ||
*It is a principle of good taxation policy that taxes remain as neutral as possible. That means taxes should neither encourage nor discourage personal or business decisions. Legislators should pass regulations rather than adopt taxes to achieve regulatory goals. Furthermore, they should make sure that current regulations are enforced. | *It is a principle of good taxation policy that taxes remain as neutral as possible. That means taxes should neither encourage nor discourage personal or business decisions. Legislators should pass regulations rather than adopt taxes to achieve regulatory goals. Furthermore, they should make sure that current regulations are enforced. | ||
===2019: Truth Initiative - [https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-prevention-efforts/importance-tobacco-taxes The importance of tobacco taxes]=== | |||
*"Combustible tobacco products cause the most damage to health and should be taxed at the highest rate. However, not all tobacco products carry the same health consequences. A tax structure that uses a sliding scale based on product health impacts can discourage use of the most harmful products. For those who cannot or will not quit tobacco altogether, a comparatively lower tax rate makes those products that help smokers switch completely to significantly less harmful products more accessible, and increases incentives to quit the more expensive, and most harmful combustible products." | |||
===2019: [https://heartland.org/publications/research--commentary-vaping-taxes-do-not-deter-youth-use-of-e-cigarettes/ Research & Commentary: Vaping Taxes Do Not Deter Youth Use of E-Cigarettes]=== | ===2019: [https://heartland.org/publications/research--commentary-vaping-taxes-do-not-deter-youth-use-of-e-cigarettes/ Research & Commentary: Vaping Taxes Do Not Deter Youth Use of E-Cigarettes]=== | ||
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