Less Smoke

Nation-wide tax cut for shorter cigarettes (for states applicable, where tobacco taxes occur): Shorter cigarettes (and any cigarette that has less tobacco and/or a longer filter) are one of the few ways to make smoking less unhealthy, and a step towards quitting smoking if you desire to quit.

Imagine for a moment; You want to quit smoking so you buy a pack of cigarettes that are of a smaller portion and cost less, the change typically wouldn't be so bad that you would notice much difference. Once you are used to the shorter cigarettes, then you buy a pack that has even shorter cigarettes for a less expensive price, and once again the change is not so big that you notice much difference, but it is saving you more money and is less damaging to your health, eventually if you will be in an easier position to quit smoking and if you chose to keep smoking the shorter cigarettes, your health will be at less risk and will be taking a less life effecting chunk of your money from your pockets.

The only sure way to make most people stop smoking, is by making tobacco illegal, which is not happening any time soon. Despite awareness of health problems from tobacco rising, the number of smokers is also rising. Besides the obvious health benefit this tax cut will provide to Americans, it also provides them a financial benefit by having more money to put elsewhere in the economy, employee's taking less time consuming smoke breaks, a healthier atmosphere (though small, as we know, every bit counts).

To make sure the tobacco companies do not make up for this tax cut by selling their tobacco at a higher price to the vendors, a type of price lock may be in order so their selling price must only go up and down according to inflation and deflation. This price changing transition will only take place at the end of each year. A law to compensate for this predicament is also being proposed

If you want to see your cigarette prices going down and smoking become less damaging to you or your loved ones health, take a short moment to sign this online petition.