How Would an Increase in Cigarette Taxes Succeed According to the Following

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Essay

How would an increase in cigarette taxes succeed according to the following criteria: collecting a large amount of tax revenue; distorting demand as little as possible; discouraging consumption of harmful commodities?

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Definitions:

Reconstruction Act

Legislation passed in 1867 that outlined the conditions for the Southern States to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War, including requirements for suffrage for black males.

Ex-Confederate State

A state that was part of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, fighting to preserve slavery and secession from the Union.

U.S. Senate

One of the two chambers of the United States Congress, comprising Senators from each state, responsible for making and passing federal laws.

Hiram Revels

The first African American to serve in the United States Senate, representing Mississippi during Reconstruction.