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Do you think the cigarette tax hike will make more smokers quit?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
1,357 Votes

Do you think the cigarette tax hike will make more smokers quit?

Yes!

8

No!

12

Yes!

7 Comments
tim collins
2
tim collins

Just a way to get more money and discriminate at the same time. If smoking was so bad how come we can buy weed on every street corner. Oh ya It's Good for every sort of ailment mental and physical. It's all about the money. What are they coming after next. How about a Bike License.

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Christena
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Christena

Yes, just because I have talked to a few that talked about quitting because of the tax. It makes people think. It also makes them slow a little because they can only do what they can afford.

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k san
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k san

It's a pretty big hike, so yes.

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Richard Dillard
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Richard Dillard

I think it will give that extra push that some smokers who have been thinking about quitting anyway have been looking for.

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Mykaela Jeanette Williams
0
Mykaela Jeanette Williams

Because I am a smoker and I'm not about to spend $10 freaking dollars on 1 pack of smokes..

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No!

12 Comments
Matt Stickler
2
Matt Stickler

Money should be used to for programs to help people stop smoking only!!!!Tax will likly go to the general fund, and spent at Govenor Brown's discretion!

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Rick Allen
1
Rick Allen

Not hardly its just a scam for more money for a horribly run state!

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Leslie Ann
1
Leslie Ann

Hasn't worked in the past, won't work in the future. I wish it would but it won't. Quit making cigarettes, THAT would stop a lot from smoking. Thats the ONLY way .

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томик Коллинз
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томик Коллинз

Making the poor poorer not making them quit

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Brad Livsey
0
Brad Livsey

A smokers tax has never worked to restrict what a smoker spends or to dissuade a new smoker from starting. Monies just go to affording ill government spending! That's it.....nothing more to say, that's the bottom line on most all consumption taxes and fees.

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EmilyF55
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EmilyF55

The addiction is so strong - my mother used to be addicted to cigarettes (sadly, she is now addicted to vaping instead...) - that it will just end in consumers wasting even more money. They need a personal wake-up call (much like in weight issues) to realise they need to change.

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Teresa Parsons
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Teresa Parsons

Maybe a few will quit, but this will Not stop most Smokers. Smoking is a very powerful addiction.

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Tamara Jean
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Tamara Jean

Unfortunately, it's doubtful. Smoking cigarettes is generally due to the addiction to nicotine. I'm guessing more people will have less money for healthier options.

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Ralphie Falls II
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Ralphie Falls II

Because a smoker will still smoke, believing it's so hard to quit regardless of price. That's the rub, the industry says it's difficult to quit... so we think it is. A smoker smokes, its just what they do

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Tarasem
0
Tarasem

All taxes, like all of the government activities they fund, are communism, m'kay?

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John Philo
0
John Philo

It is just another hit job on the low income smoker to feed the government greed.

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Robert Reynolds
0
Robert Reynolds

I roll my own, with pipe tobacco.

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Do you support this new alliance with west coast governors?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
459 Votes

Do you support this new alliance with west coast governors?

Yes

5

No

2

Yes

4 Comments
Jane CommunityMember
3
Jane CommunityMember

Can't count on the brain-worm / bear- cub-corpse-abusing guy.

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Lisa York
2
Lisa York

a well-informed population makes everyone safer... can't trust anything coming out of HHS, CDC, or RFKJrs mouth...not to worry tho, soon all the smart folks will get vaccinated and the MAGAs will die of a preventable disease because they chose not to get a shot...

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Jana Laney
2
Jana Laney

It’s probably very dangerous for republicans in such a deep blue state

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k san
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k san

RFK Jr. is dangerous and is dismantling health research funding and spreading false info about vaccines. The Alliance of Westcoast Governors was formed to ensure public access to credible info re: vaccine safety and efficacy. Anyone who thinks that's bad is obviously a MAGA idiot!

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No

2 Comments
Latterdaysaint
0
Latterdaysaint

Another example on why you should sign the recall petition

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Steven Huillet
0
Steven Huillet

Just another example of Liberals stupidity.

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steven
steven

Are you saying that Bobbie Lite is a liberal?

Do you think President Trump should send in the national guard to Portland?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
317 Votes

Do you think President Trump should send in the national guard to Portland?

Yes

4

No

5

Yes

4 Comments
Latterdaysaint
0
Latterdaysaint

Absolutely, Portland is crime ridden!

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Jim Buehler
0
Jim Buehler

The us is based on laws, Follow the law. If you don't face the consequences. This will reduce chaos and improve general respect for the law. I am tired of illegal immigrants having more rights and protection than legal citizens!

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Wade Palmer
0
Wade Palmer

Lawlessness is out of hand.

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DeAnn Davison
0
DeAnn Davison

Portland is a disgrace to this state! I want the crime to get under control.

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No

5 Comments
crandall
1
crandall

Trump worshipers are a cowardly bunch.

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Ray McGrath
1
Ray McGrath

Hell no not only is it wrong it’s unconstitutional!

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k san
0
k san

The people who voted "Yes" for this obviously do NOT know the law. It is unlawful for T to send national guard troops into ANY state uninvited! He is just trying to intimidate and terrorize blue states, when red states have much higher rates! He is the felon/criminal who needs to be behind bars!

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Lisa York
0
Lisa York

Trump is a felon, a fraud, a bigot, a racist, and has no business using the National Guard against our own citizens!!!...right out of the fascist playbook!!!

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Oakley Taylor
0
Oakley Taylor

The Trump power play is not welcome in our state. Shame on Lori Chavez. Sic the National Guard on the Red States.

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