Cigarettes: ; Tax Hike Saves Lives

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DARK clouds can have silver linings, as poet John Milton noted in 1634. Here's an unexpected blessing:

America's ugly recession, now faded, threw state governments into budget crises. Desperate for more revenue, legislatures are raising cigarette taxes - which brings a side-benefit of saving lives, because teens and low-income folks can't afford expensive "coffin nails," thus they avoid deadly nicotine addiction.

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Cigarettes: ; Tax Hike Saves Lives

In New Mexico, Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson just signed a law adding 75 cents per pack more state tax - combined...

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