Sunday, February 22, 2004

Roots of Global Anti-Americanism

According to yesterday's Washington Post, the Virginia Senate has passed a bill which 1) raises the tax on cigarettes sold within that state from 2.5 cents per pack to 35 cents per pack over two years, and 2) "give[s] a tax credit worth up to $6 million a year to companies that manufacture cigarettes in Virginia for export to foreign countries or U.S. territories." Perhaps each exported carton should include a coupon for freedom fries.

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