Anti-Smoking Plan Debated; Compromise May Be Coming; Governor Cites Incentive to Quit, but Smokers Are Steamed

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Madison - Gov. Jim Doyle's proposal to raise the cigarette tax by $1.25 a pack and encourage a statewide smoking ban was the talk of Discount Cigarettes & Liquor in Franklin Wednesday.

Store owner Scott Haese said a few customers thought the increase would get them to stop smoking, most were angry, and all felt like they were being targeted.

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Anti-Smoking Plan Debated; Compromise May Be Coming; Governor Cites Incentive to Quit, but Smokers Are Steamed

"They're saying, 'Yeah, smoking is bad for us, but we choose to do it and we get picked on,' " Haese said.

But Doyle said the anti-smoking package he forwarded Wednesday was based on proven stra...

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