Flashlight excise-tax tea party:

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I suppose you could stick with US made lights, or find some way around the excise tax. Still, remember that you're paying this when you go to Target to buy lights for full retail. When those lights go on discount, Target is eating the tax.

Taxes on imported goods:

• Bicycles 11%
• Cotton hammocks 15%
• Certain infant formulas 18%
• Table linens 12%
• Flashlights 18%
• Peanut butter 143%
• Girdles and panty girdles 24%
• Telephones 8%
• Brooms 32%
• Plastic school supplies 5%

You know that this tax was added because Maglite has lobbyists in their deep pockets.