Anti-Tobacco Groups Want Cigarette Tax Hike PUBLISHED 11:14 AM ET Dec. 15, 2020 PUBLISHED 11:14 AM EST Dec. 15, 2020
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A coalition of anti-tobacco and public health organizations on Tuesday called for the first tax increase on cigarettes in 10 years by hiking the levy at least $1 per pack in the coming state budget.
The groups made their push to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a letter released Tuesday morning as the Legislature is also mulling the potential for increasing taxes on the rich in the coming weeks.
The groups, which include the American Heart Associaiton, the Cancer Action Network and the American Lung Association, said the tax would lead to an estimated 61,800 adult smokers quitting.
Shame on Tim Rave because he knows better!
Troy says:
I guess the medical community assumes since we have deferred all decisions regarding the economy, human behavior, public health (including mental and addiction health), eduction, etc. to them, we should pay them for taking over our lives.
Instead, we need full price transparency of all medical charges to be reviewed before we select medical care.
Anonymous says:
This is right down the path that AOC and the squad would like to see us go. More government involvement in health care, more government spending, more people dependent on the government. And when that doesn’t work (because it won’t), then the single payer calls will go out. And in case you aren’t paying attention, more demand for spending on medicaid means less available for education and other government services. I can’t condemn Tim for doing his job, but he and I have a very different view of the proper role of government, that’s for sure.