Each year, many American adults will attempt the extremely difficult feat of quitting smoking. Many of them will fail, but at least they try. This can’t be said for the states that are still collecting billions of dollars in state…
Despite youth e-cigarette use being cut in half between 2019 and 2022, politicians, public health, and Bloomberg-funded nanny state organizations continue to decry a youth vaping epidemic. These e-cigarette opponents will seemingly stop at nothing until all flavored and regulated e-cigarette products…
Aug. 2 was the deadline to submit comments on new product standards proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end the sale of flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes. The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) Consumer Center did a…
Consumers may be in luck with several new studies that claim to show that soda taxes have worked in cities where they have been implemented in such as Seattle’s $.0175-per-ounce tax (and its effects on Portland Oregon’s sales) and Oakland, California’s penny-per-ounce tax. The problem…
In case you missed it, Game of Thrones ended over two years ago, but a common theme of the HBO series is currently on many Americans’ minds and that is winter. The famous tagline is true, winter is coming. And…
According to a report in The Hill, Senate Finance Democrats are looking at introducing a tax on virgin plastic to help generate the funds needed for their $3.5 trillion spending bill. While environmentalists like to clout such taxes as positive…
Students across the country are heading back to school. That means it’s also the time when politicians tout sales tax holidays as a gift from government to consumers and parents. In reality, sales tax holidays are just a showy ruse that…
September 22 is the 25th anniversary of National Public Lands Day, celebrated by the National Park Service (NPS). This year, the day “will focus on [the] restoration and resilience of our public lands.” Although NPS’s efforts are honorable, the federal…