Topic: cigarette tax

A man smokes a cigarette Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in San Francisco. Officials will vote Tuesday on whether to increase the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 in San Francisco, even as opponents argue that cities and counties cannot trump California law. If the measure is approved, San Francisco would join Boston, New York City and Hawaii in raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (AP)

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A memorial for Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, July 21, 2014. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

Right-wingers blame Bloomberg

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