I don't know how to define failure... The extra cost does reduce smoking and a lot of taxes have been collected. ($19B in 2020 according to [1], overwhelmingly

I don't know how to define failure... The extra cost does reduce smoking and a lot of taxes have been collected. ($19B in 2020 according to [1], overwhelmingly to the states). One can certainly disagree with what the tax money was spent on, but that's really a different question since that goes for all taxes collected. Not sure too many people are eager to raise sale or property taxes to cut the tobacco taxes and/or cut state budgets. [1] https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/state-and-local-backgrounders/cigarette-and-vaping-taxes https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiative...