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Who smokes!!
Anyone else addicted to da nicotine?
Anyone else addicted to da nicotine?
Originally posted by outside looking in
I noticed no one has quit!
This study uses within-state variation in taxes over the 1989-1992 time period to test whether maternal smoking and birth outcomes are responsive to higher state cigarette taxes
In recent years, many states have raised cigarette tax rates, and in every case, they have reduced cigarette consumption while increasing revenues to balance budgets and fund vital programs
A cigarette excise tax increase of 75 cents per pack has been proposed to finance part of the President's universal health care program. The tax enjoys considerable public support, would raise about $11 billion per year, and would be relatively simple to administer because it would increase an existing manufacturer's excise tax
The American Medical Association, the leading advocacy group for doctors, says that increasing taxes on cigarettes not only provides a revenue boost for state coffers
"Raising cigarette taxes is a win-win-win solution for state legislators and governors as they face challenges in the next few months.
Who smokes!!