[seekfrieddy]

None of those studies demonstrate the income level of those who reduce cigarrette consumption. And frankly I don't see where they account for the number of people that are reducing smoking regardless of the price. For example how much would smoking have been reduced without a tax increase? What do smoking bans in public places contribute to the reduction? There are too many other reasons why there has been a reduction in smoking to be able to attribute it to increased taxes.