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Jump to full article: Boston (MA) Herald, 2008-04-18
Author: Matthew Tierney
Intro: I applaud our Legislature for raising the cigarette tax again. I was a former smoker who realized how much time and money I wasted smoking. Reading David Tuerck's column made me laugh ("Cigarette tax burns the poor," April 16).
He states that by raising the cigarette tax by a dollar, poor people may have to give up food. If cigarettes are more important to you than eating or staying warm, you should check your priorities.
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