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To: steve dietrich who wrote (387981)4/8/2003 1:17:53 PM
From: Land Shark  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769670
 
We use cigarette tax to help pay for the health costs associated with heart disease and cancer. It also makes for a disincentive for smoking to the most cost-sensitive consumer - kids. Studies have shown that the higher the price, the less likely young adults are to start the habit.