PLEASE! Smoke for the sake of our children...

Subject: PLEASE! Smoke for the sake of our children... Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:37 am

Due to this price elasticity, policymakers will somehow need to recruit new smokers if they insist on using the tobacco tax revenue to support SCHIP at proposed funding levels over the long term. In just five years, Congress will need over 9 million new smokers. Reauthorizing the program for 2013 to 2017 would require almost 22.4 million new smokers by the end of that period.

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Major Leaguer Number of posts : 1170 Registration date : 2008-04-01

Yeah aint that the damn truth. I know Im going to be pretty much forced to quit come April 1st.

All Star Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27

Quote :: Members of Congress seeking to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover children from wealthier families are exploring new ways to pay for it.

What the hell is this crap, another bailout for the rich in disguise?

Rookie Number of posts : 234 Registration date : 2008-04-06

I was forced to quit a long time ago....I swore when the cost of a pack of smokes hit a dollar I was done. $3.00 a pack later I swore them off.

fescue wrote:: I was forced to quit a long time ago....I swore when the cost of a pack of smokes hit a dollar I was done. $3.00 a pack later I swore them off.

Sounds familiar.

I quit when they hit $3.00 a pack.

Major Leaguer Number of posts : 1289 Age : 67 Registration date : 2008-06-27

Walking Pneumonia and resulting mountian of hospital billd sure as hell cured me of smoking!! PLEASE! Smoke for the sake of our children... 905892

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