New York - Governor Paterson is absolutely right — New York state must face budget issues head-on and address the growing fiscal crisis with courage. To us, "courage" includes collecting taxes on tobacco products sold by Native American retailers. Because higher prices discourage consumption, Big Tobacco's grip on as many as 100,000 nicotine addicts would go up in smoke if consumers had to pay the taxes due on their cigarettes. And vital programs such as those that keep kids from smoking and provide life-saving mammograms for low-income women would not have to be cut if Albany collected the approximately $500 million in unpaid taxes. More... Nutty News - Cigarettes America Front Page News
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