# smokers pay

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-pay/117070>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 2, 2002, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-pay/117070 "2002-07-02T18:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-pay/117070/61 "2002-07-07T09:29:39Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MGibson \*  
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> I’d be very interested to see where the tobacco taxes go.
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> Marc \*\*

According to [www.liq.wa.gov/tobacco/Tobacco%2520Tax%2520Fact%2520Sheet%252019%2520mar%252002.pdf+washington+state+cigarette+tax&hl=en&ie=UTF-8](http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:HwLMKTxif6MC:%5Burl)]this site, Washington cigarette tax currently breaks down like this.

Health Care - $1.01  
General Fund - $0.23  
Programs to stop youth violence - $0.10  
Water Quality - $0.08

Total tax per pack - $1.42

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-pay/117070/62 "2002-07-07T09:31:21Z")

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Hmmm? Not sure why my link got so sloppy above… Sorry about that.

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