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Jim Thorn, chairman of the Louisiana Tax Commission, was in charge of making sure the property taxes in the state were all the on the up and up. There was only one problem. Mr. Thorn had not paid his own property taxes in 30 years. When the governor was asked about this he responded that Mr. Thorn had…

The recent wave of states that are increasing their tobacco taxes is having an unintended consequence. As some states raise their taxes to as much as $4.35 per pack, it increases the price of a smoke in those states compared to some states whose taxes are as low as $0.17 per pack. While that may encourage…