This is from a series of pages on sources of federal war spending other than the federal income tax and strategies that war tax resisters can use to reduce their support of the government in these areas.
The Excise Tax on Vaccines
Description
There is a federal excise tax on those vaccines to prevent diseases in humans that are made in or imported into the United States.
Amount of the Tax
Each such vaccine purchased in the United States has a 75¢ federal excise tax attached to its purchase price. The tax is per-vaccine, not per-dose, so for instance the measles-mumps-rubella combination vaccine includes a $2.25 excise tax — 75¢ per disease prevented.
How Much the Government Collects
In the federal government reported receiving about $241 million from this tax.
How This Tax Is Collected
The manufacturer, producer, or importer of the vaccine is responsible for paying the tax.
Are the Tax Receipts Earmarked?
This tax is earmarked for the vaccine injury compensation fund. That fund, as of , had a nearly $3 billion surplus which it invested in U.S. Treasury securities.
How Can You Resist This Tax?
You can resist this tax by not being vaccinated (to clarify: I do not recommend neglecting essential vaccinations to avoid paying a small tax), or, perhaps more safely, by being vaccinated while in another country with a vaccine produced outside of the United States.
