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Sinful Sin Taxes
Posted: Monday, April 05, 2004. Sinful Sin Taxes. ISSN: 1093-2240. In mid-February, Gov. Jennifer Granholm introduced her fiscal year 2005 state budget. ... between that amount and what Michigan charges is known as the tax differential, and is precisely what smugglers ...
http://www.mackinac.org/print.asp?ID=6468

News Coverage (hundreds of items)
... 6, 2004. Sin tax hike may encourage smuggling. The Detroit News, June 5, 2004. Michigan public schools will ... House rejects sin tax increase. The Detroit Free Press, May ...
http://www.mackinac.org/print.asp?ID=4967

Michigan Business Alliance for Fair Taxes
The Michigan Business Alliance for Fair Taxes (MBAFT) is a statewide coalition of some of Michigan's most respected trade associations and businesses to prevent legislators from imposing a staggering 60 percent tax increase on cigarettes.
http://www.saynotounfairtaxes.com/News2.html?id=9

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Michigan Senate approves cigarette tax - 06/22/04
Essentials. Autos. Business. Metro. Nation/World. Sports. Entertainment. Living. Forums. Weblogs. Tuesday, June 22, 2004. Michigan Senate approves cigarette tax. By David Eggert / Associated Press. Previous reports. Change your habit? ... House OKs higher cigarette tax. House rejects sin tax increase. Granholm seeks quick sin tax hike. Editorial: Cigarette tax increase saves Michigan ...
http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0406/22/politics-191531.htm

Drug Policy Alliance: Predatory Public Finance and the Origins of the War on Drugs 1984-1989. Part 1
... When sin-tax-induced crime becomes a serious problem, the government entity ... states, such as California, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, increased drug enforcement ...
http://www.lindesmith.org/library/predatory_public_p1.cfm

Poll: 'Sin tax' increases supported by more than half of Michigan voters
AP article dated 2004-02-28 ... Policies Smokeless Society Sports Statistics Stroke Tax Teen Smoking/Youth Terrorism Theater Tobacco Control ...
http://www.tobacco.org/news/154827.html

toledoblade.com
The online edition of The Blade, Toledo's only daily newspaper. The web site is the leading online source for news and information in northwest Ohio. ... Businesses oppose arena `sin tax' plan. By TOM TROY ... Toledo, said Toledo retailers get significant business from Michigan buyers fleeing that state's $12.50 per-carton tax ...
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=TO%26Date=20030125%26Category=NEWS16%26ArtNo=101250061%26Ref=AR

Nevada Journal: Sin Tax Error
Sin Tax Error. by D. Dowd Muska. hen Nevada's legislators leave Carson City on May 31st, they'll do so without having raised taxes on tobacco. They'll also close up shop without having hiked the state's alcohol tax. ... greenhouse gases result from smokers' longer cigarette runs.) Michigan raised its cigarette tax by 50 cents in 1994 ...
http://www.nj.npri.org/nj99/05/feature2.htm

Governor hints at sin tax hikes - 2/11/04
... Governor hints at sin tax hikes ... The Michigan Association of Counties has been briefed on a Granholm administration idea to move up property tax ...
http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0402/11/a01e-61239.htm