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**CsFLhGNp** · 06-22-2010, 12:25 AM

Statistically, it can be shown that raising taxes on cigarettes does, in fact, reduce the number of smokers over the long term. Here are a few sites that give some information:

http://contexts.org/graphicsociology...smoking-rates/

http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/resea...s/pdf/0146.pdf

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...9-1Alede_N.htm

06-22-2010, 12:25 AM	#5
CsFLhGNp Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Statistically, it can be shown that raising taxes on cigarettes does, in fact, reduce the number of smokers over the long term. Here are a few sites that give some information: http://contexts.org/graphicsociology...smoking-rates/ http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/resea...s/pdf/0146.pdf http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...9-1Alede_N.htm
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