Remember the 60s?

(I don't since I didn't come along until 1970, but I heard they were a trip. Besides, I love Mad Men.)

Anyway, in 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report ("Smoking and Health") that rocked a nation and signaled the beginning of the end of Big Tobacco's golden years. But as a nation, we've taxed tobacco off and on – and in all its forms – since 1871. (Taxes on booze date all the way back to 1791, showing you how are priorities are aligned.)

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