[SheLion]

Oh sure! Raise the damn cigarette taxes. Place the state budget burden on the backs of 1 out of 4 of the people who smoke! Sure, raise the taxes on cigarettes! However:

CIGARETTES DON’T PAY TAXES – KENTUCKY SMOKERS DO!!

[SheLion]

Mary Young, 72,  said: ''I don't smoke, but I've seen what it can do to people,'' Young said. ''My niece died because of an illness she got from smoking, so I'm not in favor of smoking.''

We are sorry for your loss, Mary Young.  But your niece? Was she obese?  Did she have another pre-existing condition?  Was she a heavy drinker?  Drug user?

Your not "IN FAVOR OF SMOKING."  Sorry, Mary Young, it isn't UP to you, thank God.

[ozone1]

We don't care what the people think, we're democrats.

sarcasm off

[altair]

Menisa Marshall, communications director for the American Lung Association of Kentucky, said surveys done by smoking opponents show that public support for a cigarette tax increase goes up significantly if the public is told the new revenue would be earmarked for a specific cause, such as teacher raises.

''Nearly half of the public supports an increase. That's not bad, but we have more work to do,'' Marshall said.

That's evil.