cigarette tax

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If you smoke are you going to quit now because of the new cig tax?

moneymommy @moneymommy (3418) • United States 2 Apr 09

I know a lot of areas of the country a pack of cigarettes are now $10.00 that is just crazy. I refuse to pay that much for cigarettes how about you? I wanted to quit anyways but this will surely give me more motivation to quit....

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Smoke 'em if you got 'em, folks!

Fortunata @Fortunata (1135) • United States 4 Feb 09

Obama's signing a bill to raise taxes on cigarettes to fund children's health insurance. Gee, what if you can't afford to buy cigarettes, even the crummy ones? But oh, wait! There's money for smoking cessation in the stimulus...

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the 2008 cigarette tax

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 31 Dec 07

The big increase in the cigarette tax is (supposed) to pay for a $35 billion expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program over the next five years... President Bush, counter proposed a much smaller increase, $5 billion...

government healthcare

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Cigarette Tax

sillygirlsd @sillygirlsd (959) • United States 9 Nov 06

Thank God the Cigarette Tax Proposition in California didn't pass. It was a close one! I don't think smokers should pay for other's health problems. We don't stick a cigarette in other's mouths and force them to smoke and people...

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