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Originally Posted by kannibul
Except a $5 tax on top of each pack sold would go a long way towards paying for the expenses that the user and their child may face when it comes to smoking related illnesses.
1 pack a day, $5 x 365 x 30 years smoking = approx $55K. That's not even close to what radiation costs...but it'd help.
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Which is why the govt shouldn't be adding the tax on top. It takes that money out of their pocket. It's not like they give the money back if you get cancer.