Experts increasingly contemplate end of smoking

Associated Press ^ | Feb 9, 2014 5:53 PM EST | Mike Stobbe

[Olog-hai]

Well, there’s also a cigarette “black market” of sorts, where people in high-tax areas buy from states with far lower tobacco taxes, often from “smugglers”. This happens around the world too, especially in Europe. It’s so prevalent that it’s even been nicknamed “buttlegging” (in spite of the sexual overtones) . . .

[Olog-hai]

CT’s spike in taxes will go down once people discover illicit cigarettes.

[Drango]

Every single state that has raised its cigarette tax rate has subsequently received more tax revenue than they would have received without a rate increase, despite the fact that cigarette tax increases reduce state smoking levels and despite any related increases in cigarette smuggling or tax evasion," according to a report on the organization's website — http://www.tobaccofreekids.org. "Put simply, the increased tax per pack brings in more new state revenue than is lost from the related reductions in the number of packs sold and taxed in the state."

WORD.

[Daffynition]

**cigarette smuggling or tax evasion**

My new occupation. Word. ;)