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[Just another Joe]

The program would be restructured so that farmers who want to grow tobacco would have to apply for permits. No one could grow tobacco without a permit, which would keep quota holders from selling or leasing out their allotment.

There would go the idea to grow your own tobacco.

Another problem is how to pay for a buyout. Imposing a fee on tobacco companies or raising the federal cigarette tax are options, but a tax increase would be a hard sell in Congress, McConnell said.

And you KNOW where the tax would come from. They ain't gonna tax EVERYBODY, just the SMOKERS!