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Worldwide, roughly 20% of people smoke
215 Introduction Some Georgia legislators have proposed increasing cigarette taxes from 37 cents to $1.37 as a way to help close the states projected $1 billion deficit-the result of an over 12 percent drop in taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities
No more costly filter replacements every few months or even years
NO breaks or repairs
They found that when the smoking rates among all races and ethnicities are taken into account, smoking is the most prevalent among those who are poor (34.7 percent) and nearly poor (34.2 percent), lower among the middle income group (31.4 percent), and the lowest among the higher income subpopulation (20.7 percent)