These Democrat-led states have turned vaping into a pricey habit
Democrats are making vaping, one of young Americans' most popular habits, more expensive in blue states.The price of vaping isn't just determined by what's on the shelf. Tax policies can add nearly $18 to the cost of the same vaping product from state to state, creating sharp price differences for U.S.
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Democrats are making vaping, one of young Americans' most popular habits, more expensive in blue states.The price of vaping isn't just determined by what's on the shelf. Tax policies can add nearly $18 to the cost of the same vaping product from state to state, creating sharp price differences for U.S. consumers where the price of the same product depends on where they live and shop.The result is a fragmented tax landscape where blue states are on average paying much more than red states for the same product.AN OVERLOOKED RED STATE QUIETLY BUILT ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST COMPETITIVE TAX SYSTEMSMinnesota and Washington tie for the nation's highest vaping tax burden at about $17.90, with Vermont just behind at roughly $17.33.At the other end of the spectrum, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin each add just $0.36 to the same product, the lowest tax burden among states that tax vaping products.There are 16 states that do not levy a statewide vape tax at all. For the states that do, however, there's no single approach."Unlike other excise taxes, like those on gasoline or even cigarettes, vape taxes have almost no conformity across U.S.
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- Democrats are making vaping, one of young Americans' most popular habits, more expensive in blue states.The price of vaping isn't just determined by what's on the shelf. Tax policies can add nearly $18 to the cost of the same vaping product from state to state, creating sharp price differences for U.S.
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