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Cigarette tax hikes have smokers fuming  

Frank Williams owns Smokey's Discount Tobacco Store in Gulfport. Ever since the new tobacco taxes went into effect six months ago, his customers are letting him know how they feel.

"The customers aren't very happy about it, of course. That's money that can be better well spent in their own home," Williams said. "They have to support state budgets and federal budgets."

John Ruble smokes, but the high cost of lighting up is starting to impact his wallet.

"It makes me think when I light a cigarette how much I'm paying per cigarette," Ruble said. "It breaks it down by almost the cigarette itself."

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