House Ways and Means Chairman Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg, said the small companies, many of which did not exist before the lawsuit, don't have the expense of the settlement costs and therefore have an unfair advantage over the large cigarette manufacturers
Just trying to be fair.
Oh yes, it's all about being fair...lol. Now I understand their thinking, but the fact remains they're just itching to impose a tax and this one is directly aimed at the POOR who smoke the off brand cigs. Might even be able to call this tax 'racial.'