[Clinging Bitterly]

Eventually, they may well succeed in making cigarettes too expensive for just about everyone. THEN where will they get their money??

Already a pretty good sized "grey market" going for cigs in a lot of areas. Governments whining about it more and more every day - the lost revenue hurts children, you know.

Taxing cigarettes at the current prevailing rates is taxation without representation, and the grey is darkening. I predict there will be bloodshed in this war on smokers before it is over. Money talks, and $80 million a day will kill if necessary.

Dave in Eugene

[VRWC_minion]

I predict there will be bloodshed in this war on smokers before it is over.

Already was. Tobacco was one of chief economic reasons we revolted from England. The king felt it wasn't right to use tobacco.