The People’s Democratic Republic of Montgomery County, MD. pushed through a bill last year to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and hotels.
Not surprisingly, revenues from bars have been down as has been profits from hotels and restaurants in all districts of the County.
So, the people can expect yet another hike in the cigarette tax that those same people will blithely ignore by buying their smokes out of state, on-line or through the black market.
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