:Just 16 days into his presidency, Obama signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco. <ref>http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget/</ref> | :Just 16 days into his presidency, Obama signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco. <ref>http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget/</ref> |