The enormous public health campaign to curb tobacco use has been long and difficult, and, as a result, a far smaller percentage of the U.S. population smokes today than a few decades ago. But, still, about 20% of the U.S. adult population smokes. Should we do what New Zealand is about to do and raise tobacco taxes to nearly $1 per cigarette on a national basis? Read about it here.
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