USA says goodbye to tobacco

A federal tax on a pack of cigarettes raised 61 cents, while the tax on a premium cigar may be going up $10 (or 50% of the importer's or manufacturer's wholesale price).

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The Democratic congress is pushing through a bill to give the FDA oversight over all tobacco products. What exactly wil this mean? Good question. It perhaps depends on who is in charge of the FDA at the time. Which, for now, looks like the next presidential cycle will be the Dems--not the most tobacco friendly folks in the world.