But...but, people would NEVER change their buying habits just because of a price increase (tax).
...So say the tax-the-rich, tax-the-XYZ (hidden fees/etc.), etc. loony Left (I repeat myself)
"...low-income smokers, defined as individuals in households earning less than $30,000 a year, spent 23.6 percent of the annual household income on cigarettes in 2010-2011. That number is up from 11.6 percent in 2003-2004.
Smokers in households in wealthier households earning over $60,000 a year spent an around 2.2 percent of their household income on cigarettes."