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Testimony from Robert Curtis, Vice President of the Bakers Confectioners and Tobacco Workers Union (BC&T) to the Senate Finance Committee. Commends President Clinton's initiative to reduce the cost of health care, however criticizes his reliance on excise taxes, and particularly cigarette taxes in order to do this. Contends that excise taxes unfairly target lower income families. Points out that ... read morecigarette taxes will disproportionately affect a certain region of the country, the south, and the initiatives to combat this problem are not adequate.read less
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