Despite that general air of clean living Californians exude, an initiative before voters tomorrow that would add an additional $1 tax to each pack of cigarettes is facing an uncertain future. That's partly due to the $50 million Big Tobacco has rustled up to oppose the tax.
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Look what a dollar a pack tax did for Maryland. Cigarette tax revenue dropped by 50%. People did not stop smoking they bought them somewhere else. The Maryland Government is taxing themselves right out of business.
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