If you didn’t already have enough incentive to quit smoking (what with the increased risk of heart attack and lung cancer and all), the new tobacco tax (which takes effect on Wednesday) may just give you the extra motivation you need. Per pack tax goes from 39 cents to $1.01.

Some smokers feel this is a good thing. After all, smoking is a tough addiction to break and if something like raising the tax on smokes can motivate you (in this economy) to put the cigarettes down, that’s a positive thing, right?
On the other hand, some smokers feel that …read more