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Why is tobacco heavily taxed

The term originates from the Spanish tabaco , which may have derived from the Tano word for a roll of leaves or a type of pipe

it was half an acting job and half clerical work, taking orders from industry captains and selling the resultant giveaway bills to your voters as principled blows for Adam Smith, the flag and the free-enterprise system

All photos are by Megan Kennedy: Tobacco drying hut with farmland and mountains in the background Small tobacco plants growing in the futile soil The farmer demonstrating how to roll a cigar The farmer lighting a cigar before we got to sample it

Some people who stop smoking say they drink more, but Some people who stop smoking say they drink less