America's new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor did not.

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19. Cigarettes are bad in countless ways. But they are also enjoyable.

I loved smoking! Sure, I knew it was bad but I truly enjoyed every puff, every drag.

Maybe for poor people who have enough struggles, smoking is one of the few joys they have.

The question we need to ask ourselves as a society is do we need these massively exorbitant tobacco taxes that are now shouldered almost exclusively by the poor? Particularly with studies showing they are much less likely to quit as opposed to wealthier Americans who could easier absorb the costs of smoking.