Sullum
I am really starting enjoy Jacob Sullum's pieces. Here is a good piece on the economics of cigarette smoking.
I, too, have always wondered about cigarette taxes. It seems like many cigarette smokers are low income, and I just don't see them cutting back smoking because the costs go up. In fact, when standing at the counter in a convenience store, I am often amazed that someone will walk in, pay 5 bucks for a pack of smokes, then go climb into a ratty old car with 2 kids in it.
I know, I know, it's only empirical.
Anyway, I like Sullum's writing. And he is going to allow me to reprint one of his articles for free in the Offline Version coming up!
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Three States Approve Higher Tobacco Taxes
Montana: By 65 percent to 35 percent, voters increased the state cigarette tax by $1 to $1.70 per pack and dedicated some of the revenue to health care programs. The measure also increased the tax on other tobacco products.
This is one tax that the payer has a choice on! I Quit....
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