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Up another $4.00 per carton here in Illinois effective July 1st. Here is the text of an email to my State Senator, for whom I have worked in the past several elections:

Hi Dave,

Just a note to let you know how disappointed I am in the spineless way our elected officials "balanced" the state budget -- especially in regard to the increase in cigarette taxes. Here's what I'm going to do about it (and will encourage others to do likewise):

I will no longer buy cigarettes in Illinois -- I will make the trip to Indiana every couple of weeks to stock up. What's more, I'll be filling up the tank on my SUV over there each time I go to save some additional bucks. As long as I'm there, I might as well do some other shopping as well -- and perhaps stop by one of their casinos for a little gaming.

In short, I will do whatever it takes to minimize the tax revenues I generate for Illinois.

Maybe, one day, you guys will wake up and figure out you're killing the golden goose.

Excellent letter. I saved it, for future use on my end.

You sure have it right when you said they "shot the goose that laid the golden egg."

Really pathetic what our lawmakers have done to us, and continue doing.