re: #131 lawhawk

There’s a move afoot in NH to cut the cigarette/tobacco taxes by $.10 a pack. The proponents of the move are that it would generate more tax revenue than keeping it at the current rate. Neighboring states have significantly higher tax rates on cigarettes.

Are the bringers of this bill in the pocket of the owners of the convenience and cigarette stores on the borders of the state?
/ (for the most part)

Assuming that the idea is to draw more traffic into your state to buy their cigarettes cheaper, thus getting the state the tax revenue - without getting the added health costs of having more smokers/smoking in your state.