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[UK] Robin Hewings: The answer is plain

Robin Hewings of Cancer Research UK argues why the UK needs tobacco plain packaging
Packaging News (uk)
added Jun 7, 2012 11:59
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[Canada] VANDERMEULEN: Lawsuit should embarrass us all

For one thing, the government is complicit in the delivery of tobacco products to Manitobans.
Altona Red River Valley Echo (ca)
added Jun 7, 2012 11:49
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[California] SKELTON: Higher tobacco tax? It's still a no-brainer

Even if Proposition 29 fails, the Legislature should seize the opportunity to raise desperately needed revenue and save crucial programs.
Los Angeles Times
added Jun 7, 2012 11:34
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KLEIN: California's north-south split on Prop. 29

Maybe we'll see a future attempt at raising the tax on cigarettes, with the money used for the benefit of the taxpayers who badly need it. Then we'll find out whether it's simply that big campaign money talks, or whether it's that Proposition 29 was so b
Los Angeles Times
added Jun 7, 2012 11:29
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[Illinois] Dimitrios Kalantzis: California cigarette tax up in smoke

But beware any tax, fellow Illinoisans. Because the next one can affect you directly.
Kankakee (IL) Journal
added Jun 6, 2012 13:49
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McGurn: Illinois Blows Smoke at Taxpayers ($$)

A cigarette tax hike is an unintentional gift to neighboring states.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Jun 6, 2012 13:39
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[Canada] REYNOLDS: Forget lawsuits -- just ban the sale of tobacco altogether

But why, I asked Andrew Swan, does the province continue to sell a product it considers devastating to the health of Manitobans? Why not ban it outright?
Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press (ca)
added Jun 6, 2012 12:55
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Felix Aguilar: An Open Letter To The California Hispanic Chambers Of Commerce

I'm sure you are aware that their predatory marketing strategies often target our Latino communities. Why is it that you choose to help Big Tobacco in opposition to Prop 29? Prop 29 will more than double the state's funding for smoking cessation programs
Huffington Post (blog)
added Jun 6, 2012 06:45
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[California] HEALEY: Prop. 29 and the cynical pitch for higher cigarette taxes

Smoking is a public health problem, and it's long past time for California to raise its cigarette tax as a deterrent to new smokers. That's why it's so unfortunate that Proposition 29's spending dictates are such bad policy.
Los Angeles Times
added Jun 6, 2012 06:41
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WIENER: Why I'm Voting Against California's Tobacco Tax Increase on Tuesday

If the money from higher tobacco taxes went to support healthcare in general, to prevent the closure of emergency rooms and help provide home health aides and medical care for the poor, it would be great. Instead the initiative creates a new state agency
The Nation
added Jun 6, 2012 06:21
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