Georgia cigarette tax hike may help some kick habit
They stand waiting at the Manna House for a free lunch. They wait outside the Salvation Army for bed. Some don’t know where their next dollar is coming from. The cigarettes smoking between their fingers suggests how some spent their money. And now, some Georgia legislators want to get even more. A $1 tax on each pack of cigarettes would raise $354 million a year to help plug a big budget hole, they say. Others say no tax is a good tax. Wit ... Jump to full article >>





