The past decade has seen a remarkable shift in the way Americans view cigarette smoking. Since the massive tobacco litigation settlements began in 1997, the federal government has phased out support for tobacco farming, states and cities have enacted public smoking restrictions, and the number of smokers has steadily declined. Meanwhile, the tobacco industry’s manipulative advertising tactics have become part of… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesTaxes on cigarettes will go up to a dollar a pack (if the legislation passes). This will primarily benefit the poor, who will be less able to afford their nasty habit. Not to mention the funds will be used to pay for children’s health care. A winner all around.
Posted by wolf on Oct 1, 2007 at 2:29 PM and this also pisses me off - too many things these days: <embed src=“http://www.youtube.com/v/9Fu3oU6be68&autoplay=1” type=“application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=“transparent” width=“425” height=“350”></embed>
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