aka: Smoking the public that smokes.
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| Not cool, way too expensive |
San Mateo Daily Journal/Melanie Lindow, 5/28/12. "Proposition aims to add a $1 a pack tax to cigarettes."
"The total tax on cigarettes would amount to $1.87 per pack, and
opponents see the tax increase as funding a cause that is not the
priority amongst many other financial problems in the state. Proponents,
however, believe the funding is needed to support current research and
prevention programs.
... The new tax revenue would distribute three-fourths towards cancer
research and the remaining toward tobacco control programs, said Gibbs.
Tobacco control programs include the anti-tobacco advertising campaigns
and education in schools about the consequences of using tobacco,
created by the California Department of Public Health." Read Article.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
1 comment:
The tobacco companies are spending millions to defeat this so they must be affraid it will nudge some to quit and discourage new smokers. I quit 2 years ago and I know how hard it is. I will vote for this. Hopefully it will save some lives.
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