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and is expected to generate about $700 million a year until smoking rates begin dropping off, expected in 2010.

Healthy People 2010 is part of the UN agenda

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Gov. Rick Perry, who was among those resisting a new tax on tobacco even as the state faced a $9.9 billion budget shortfall four years ago, embraced the idea as part of the school finance package.

Texas Has At Least $53.77 Billion In Surpluses as per the 2003 Report.

This is how all government screams 'mo money' while rolling in it.

They have the beginning years budget, subtract what they use, and any 'leftovers' are shuttled into accounts while the books are again zeroed out for the next year.

It's why they ALWAYS complain that the government is 'broke'.