Abstract          In this paper we touch on the economic issues of the 1997 Tobacco Resolution and the proposed legislation that was used to settle tobacco litigation in the United States. With settling the lawsuit in return for tax increases, the Resolution was a great example of a "win-win" deal. The taxes would cost the companies about $1 billion per year, but the government about $13 billion per year, and allow the lawyers involved to claim fees based on …showed first 75 words of 1019 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1019 total…Alabama         $3,166,302,118.81 Alaska         $668,903,056.50 Arizona         $2,887,614,909.02 Arkansas         $1,622,336,125.69 California         $25,006,972,510.74 Colorado         $2,685,773,548.89 Connecticut         $3,637,303,381.55 Delaware         $774,798,676.89 D.C.         $1,189,458,105.56 Florida         $0.00 Georgia         $4,808,740,668.60 Hawaii         $1,179,165,923.07 Idaho         $711,700,479.23 Illinois         $9,118,539,559.10 Indiana         $3,996,355,551.01 Iowa         $1,703,839,985.56 Kansas         $1,633,317,646.19 Kentucky         $3,450,438,586.10 Louisiana         $4,418,657,915.22 Maine         $1,507,301,275.81 Maryland         $4,428,657,383.58 Mass.         $7,913,114,212.77 Michigan         $8,526,278,033.60 Minnesota         $0.00 Mississippi         $0.00 Missouri         $4,456,368,286.30 Montana         $832,182,430.63 Nebraska         $1,165,683,457.48 Nevada         $1,194,976,854.76 New Hampshire         $1,304,689,150.27 New Jersey         $7,576,167,918.47 New Mexico         $1,168,438,809.05 New York         $25,003,202,243.12 North Carolina         $4,569,381,898.24 North Dakota         $717,089,369.09 Ohio         $9,869,422,448.51 Oklahoma         $2,029,985,862.29 Oregon         $2,248,476,833.11 Penn.         $11,259,169,603.46 Rhode Island         $1,408,469,747.28 South Carolina         $2,304,693,119.82 South Dakota         $683,650,008.54 Tennessee         $4,782,168,127.09 Texas         $0.00 Utah         $871,616,513.42 Vermont         $805,588,329.25 Virginia         $4,006,037,550.26 Washington         $4,022,716,266.79 West Virginia         $1,736,741,427.33 Wisconsin         $4,059,511,421.32 Wyoming         $486,553,976.10 American Samoa         $29,812,995.31 N. Mariana Islands         $16,530,900.80 Guam         $42,978,803.27 US Virgin Island         $34,010,102.11 Puerto Rico         $2,196,791,813.07 Total Payments         $195,918,675,920.00