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Nice try, changing the story so my comment will go away as it disgraces the state and shows the truth of the states hypocritical stance on the smoking issue, So I'll write it in paraphrase again.
The state wants you to quit smoking like they want you to stop buying lottery tickets or going to twin River. and why would the state not want people to quit? How about the fact that they're stealing $4.25 a pack from the Rhode Island Citizen who buys a pack of those cancer sticks?
"But the tax goes to prevent smoking" You say? yeah? and they put up signs at Twin River from Gamblers Anonymous too. but how much gambling does that prevent ? And if they are trying to prevent excessive drinking in this state why do they comp people on drinks at Twin River? which is another question we should be asking?
If you want to really get people to stop smoking eliminate the taxes on cigarettes so the state has nothing to gain from it or at least make all monies from the tax go to smoking prevention and care for smoking related diseases. Maybe if your smoking tax did something to help the problem instead of reeking of cigarettes and hypocrisy people would realize it was a necessary evil instead of a hypocritical scam.
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