[CSM]

Smoking is bad for your health and we must tax cigarettes to discourage people from smoking and costing the state money, but we need the money to fund state healthcare budgets treating the people in poor health so SMOKE 'EM IF YA GOT THEM!

Looks like the democrats are following lock step in their new party leader! Flippity Flop, Floppity Flip!

[SheLion]

"Clearly we need to have a cigarette tax passed. Clearly it must be effective July 1," Granholm said. "Clearly any delays in the tax will result in cuts to the Medicaid system."

"We're not going to solve the cigarette tax issue or the budget issue without a little give-and-take," Sikkema said.

I am sick and tired of the state's spewing that smokers have to quit.  I am sick to death of the states balancing their budgets on the backs of 25-30% of people who choose to smoke a legal product. 

This will just drive more smokers to buy elsewhere!  Or they can roll their on and save TON'S of money!