http://www.smokersinfo.net Smokers Info | Tobacco News | Tobacco industry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.smokersinfo.net/tax-cigarettes-for-health-care/ http://www.smokersinfo.net/tax-cigarettes-for-health-care/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:01:33 +0000 admin http://www.smokersinfo.net/?p=4182 Given the sad economy, increasing South Carolina’s cigarette tax offers lawmakers the best opportunity to get their hands on a pot of new money next fiscal year. The Legislature should hike the measly 7-cent tax — the nation’s lowest — and use it to support health care for needy South Carolinians. Already, new cigarette tax proposals are emerging. State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, a Democratic gub ... Jump to full article >>

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