Smoking causes 90% of lung cancer deaths but the damage it does is way more than that, way way more...heart disease, erectile dysfunction, emphysema and on and on. All in all smoking has a great ability to make your every day life miserable long before it kills you.
This a good summary on prop 29.
Money Quote:
"At 87 cents, the cigarette tax here is about half the national average, and ranks 33rd in the nation — down from third highest just years ago. California is one of only three states that have not raised the cigarette tax over the past decade."
Opposition to prop 29 is being funded and pushed by the tobacco companies. Enough said.
Dr. Joe's Take Away: I'm voting YES on 29. Higher taxes on cigarettes means less smokers, means less human misery.
