An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Nashville Nanny Update
State’s cigarette dragnet ends; agents seize 31,000 packs
Tennessee’s Revenue Department is ending its surveillance program to catch people trying to avoid higher taxes by bringing in large numbers of cigarettes from out of state.
Commissioner Reagan Farr today told The Associated Press that the program accomplished its objective of educating people that only 20 packs, or two cartons, can legally be transported across state lines.
“We feel that we’ve been very successful in this program, and it’s accomplished the majority of our goals,” Farr said. “So we are winding down our regularly scheduled surveillance activities.”
The department will still enforce the law, but it won’t conduct scheduled surveillance of tobacco stores in neighboring states, Farr said.
Odds are, they made themselves look as ridiculous as possible, and decided perhaps all that extra money being spent wasn’t such a good idea after all?
H/T: No Silence Here
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