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June 20, 2007Tobacco Tax: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle; Why A Tobacco Tax Should Be Included in Health Care Reform |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The American Cancer Society of California today released the following advisory. - - - -WHAT: Health care advocates will release a recent, bipartisan poll showing that conservative, moderate and liberal voters strongly support including a tobacco tax in the state health reform proposals under debate at the Capitol. Advocates will also release data that shows that smoking is rising among youth smokers, reversing a decades long trend. WHY: States across the country are raising tobacco taxes to reduce smoking and to fund health programs. Meanwhile the California Legislature has never passed a significant tobacco tax, and in the midst of the biggest debate over health care ever, the Governor and legislators are not even discussing it. Voters prefer a tobacco tax over other revenue options, such as an employer fee and a provider fee.
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