Prop. 29 could crush out some smokers with tax
Samantha Renfrow of Yuba City takes a smoke break during lunchtime Monday, May 7, 2012 in Yuba City. Proposition 29 would raise the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1, more than double the 89 cents smokers in California pay now.
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Prop. 29 could crush out some smokers with tax.
If a statewide ballot initiative passes next month, smokers may have problems from withdrawals at the bank more than from trying to quit.
Proposition 29 would raise the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1, more than double the 89 cents smokers in California pay now.
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