http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ot_1/archive/2009/04/01/two-birds-with-one-tax.aspxThe country's largest tobacco tax increase went into effect this morning, raising the tax on cigarettes from 39 cents a pack to $1.01, according to USA Today . The money from the tax reportedly will be used to fund the State Children's Health InsuranceenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/ot_1/archive/2009/04/01/two-birds-with-one-tax.aspx#37308Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:39:37 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:37308Tim Banish<p>I really doubt that many people will stop smoking because of the tax increase. They may cut back some or start using a generic product to save money, but not quit altogether. The real problem with this tax increase is most of our nations smokers are already economically challenged, so this tax is just taking more money out of the wrong pockets. This tax is a 38% increase, which is not justified. I also question how much of this increased tax money will actually end up in the proposed fund.</p>