Congress’ vices include handouts for rum and horse racing

Published October 21, 2016 4:03am ET



Channeling Toby Keith, Congress has a strong penchant for rum. Not necessarily drinking it, mind you, but subsidizing it.

For years, Congress has been offering special tax breaks to rum producers, allowing them to write off large parts of their tax bills. This is just one of many bizarre tax incentives Congress gives out every year.

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