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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I do hope the violence dosent happen,if they r going to tax ciggys they shoould tax across the bord.Im a life long smoker who has quit because of the cost + of health reasons(asthma) so if I can quit anyone can,beleave me its wasnt easy...nicotine is a wicked bitch..it kills and dosent care who dies from it the smoker or someone near by.What took the place of ciggys..red hotts candy..works just fine.Hear ciggys went up to $7.00 bucks a pack and steady going up..I refuse to see $$$ go up in smoke with nada to show for it but an empty pacl to put in the trash.I was two packs a day wich means I spent $98.00 a week on ciggys..figure it up over a year...$5.096.00..yeah lotta money that can go for better things.

I really dont think this is a race issue I think its just NY goverment being greedy.. not to mention that Gov Patterson is legaly Blind...
I hear ya on the $$ part Rock..... i dont smoke... everyone in my family does except me and 1 brother..... I have 4 brothers.
but this is not just about the expense of cigg's alone..... this is all about how the Governor of NY state and what he is trying to push on the Native Americans there..... ya know they tried this with them in the 80's which caused the closing of a major interstate that goes thru there land...... plus that interstate is a TOLL road..... gawwd. that NY is getting money from.
I think the Native Americans there ought to set up there OWN toll booths.
im having a hard time finding some news from when there was a huge up rising bk in the 1980's and the closing of the interstate..
here's a link about it.....

http://www.tobaccobymail.com/PATAKI.htm