Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Podcast

Why is cigarette smuggling so rampant across state borders? Michael LaFaive of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy answers that question on the podcast this week, citing his latest research (with co-author Todd Nesbit) on how high excise taxes on cigarettes have created a flourishing black market. For more on cigarette smuggling, see Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 351, "...