Day by day, it's getting harder to be a smoker, especially in Mississippi. First the federal taxes were raised by congress, with a pack of cigarettes costing 65 cents more. Then this spring, the state tax was raised by 50 cents.
But smokers in Mississippi will not see it stop — here lawmakers are looking at giving a boost to the state budget by increasing the cost of cheap cigarettes.
Those tobacco companies that did not participate in a 1997 tobacco settlement will likely see their cigarettes increase in price by 22 cents a pack. On top of that, the Food and Drug Administration will be controlling tobacco products from now on, which means that products will change as well as the warnings. And if that is not enough smoking bans are being implemented all over Mississippi and entire United States.
Though it is a dangerous habit, smokers are just getting too much grief for their bad habit.
[Via: clarionledger.com]
