I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax …

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I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826, p.100, Cosimo, Inc.
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I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826, p.100, Cosimo, Inc.

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