Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, explains why N.C. lawmakers should repeal their newly enacted e-cigarette tax. Curry’s comments are tied to the report North Carolina’s E-Cigarette Tax: Where bad tax policy meets special-interest politics.
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