NYC hikes price of pack of cigarettes to $13, highest in US

[JustinCruise]

Why in the world would anyone be smoking in 2017

 

[CarolinaKid]

^^^^^^+1

 

[CarolinaKid]

also what is so sad here, in the winter when the temp is below freezing, you go by offices and you see a few people standing together on a cig break in the cold weather trying to get that last hit on the cig, now that is bad imo

 

[JackStraw77]

Big incentive for bodega's to buy cigarettes from cheap states like Kentucky and sell them under the table for $9 or $10 bucks.

 

[Jennyhot7]

cheap compared to australia

 

[Willie99]

If they ever get their alleged desired result and people stop smoking, then all these brilliant lying politicians will be scrambling to replace all the revenues they just lost

they make up reasons to justify their insatiable desire / need to spend other people's money