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To: DMaA who wrote (252314)	5/30/2008 5:18:20 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793838

Cigarettes - high and ever rising taxes and laws banning their use in bars, restaurants, and work places and more all the time As a former smoker myself, I can testify that cost was never an issue with continuing smoking. I don't know any smoker that has done anything other than talk about quitting over expense. Bitch and moan, but they still feed the beast. Tobacco isn't that much more expensive than it was 10 years ago.

To: DMaA who wrote (252314)	5/30/2008 6:28:10 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 793838

<<Cigarettes - high and ever rising taxes and laws banning their use in bars, restaurants, and work places and more all the time.>> My town passed that law last year. The place where I have coffee lost the smokers and then the non smokers as they didn't have people to visit with. I think it should be up to the business owner. People who don't want to smell smoke can go to the smokeless places. Now the town is raising taxes on everything to make up for the lost revenue they got from coffee shops and restaurants.