['6.', 'Seek', 'opportunities', 'to', 'pre-empt', 'local', 'taxing', 'authority.', ':', '7.', 'Demonstrate', 'that', 'consumer', 'excise', 'taxes', 'are', 'regressive,', 'inconsistent', 'with', 'tax', 'fairness', 'and', 'are', 'an', 'inefficient', 'and', 'unacceptable', 'solution', 'to', 'economic', 'and', 'social', 'problems.', '8.', 'Demonstrate', 'the', 'viability', 'of', 'progressive', 'alternatives', 'to', 'excise', 'taxes', 'as', 'a', 'revenue', 'source', 'and', 'encourage', 'allied', 'group', 'support', 'in', 'promoting', 'these', 'alternatives.', '9.', 'Reinforce', 'the', 'negative', 'effect', 'of', 'excises', 'on', 'the', 'tobacco', 'economy', 'and', 'promote', 'unity', 'among', 'the', 'tobacco', 'industry', 'family.', 'Audiences', 'Legislators', 'are,', 'of', 'course,', 'a', 'primary', 'audience', 'for', 'this', 'program.', 'In', 'addition,', 'the', 'program', 'calls', 'upon', 'consulting', 'economists', 'to', 'prepare', 'op-eds', 'for', 'submission', 'to', 'local', 'newspapers,', 'and', 'to', 'prepare', 'and', 'present', 'academic', 'papers', 'at', 'conferences', 'and', 'seminars.', 'The', 'program', 'also', 'relies', 'heavily', 'upon', 'aggressive', 'promotion', '--', 'to', 'the', 'general', 'press,', 'to', 'the', 'business', 'and', 'economic', 'press,', 'to', 'state', 'and', 'local', 'labor', 'unions', 'and', 'to', 'editorial', 'boards', '--', 'of', 'studies', 'and', 'reports', 'commissioned', 'by', 'groups', 'within', 'the', 'labor/liberal', 'community,', 'demonstrating', 'the', 'regressivity', 'of', 'excise', 'taxes', 'and', 'calling', 'for', 'alternative', 'revenue', 'packages.', 'Allies', 'and', 'Coalitions', 'Representatives', 'from', 'the', 'tobacco', 'family,', 'as', 'well', 'as', 'those', 'industries', 'whose', 'livelihoods', 'are', 'affected', 'by', 'higher', 'excise', 'taxes', '(e.g.,', 'convenience', 'stores', 'and', 'other', 'retail', 'outlets,', 'Coalition', 'Against', 'Regressive', 'Taxation).', 'Organizations', 'representing', 'the', 'poor', 'and', 'the', 'middle', 'class,', 'including', 'organized', 'labor', 'and', 'liberal', 'interest', 'groups.', 'Organizations', 'representing', 'the', 'minority', 'and', 'farm', 'communities.', 'CONFIDENTIAL:', 'TIMN', '349448', 'MINNESOTA', 'TOBACCO', 'LITIGATION', ':']