Idaho Raising Batch Of New Smokers

If you’re in the business of luring young people into a lifetime of tobacco addiction, here’s some good news: Idaho is open for business. So say the latest findings of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. At 57 cents a pack, Idaho has the ninth lowest tobacco tax in the United States. No state outside the Deep South is any lower. By contrast, Washington adds $3.025 to the price of every pack. Montana and Utah charge $1.70 a pack. In Oregon, the tax is $1.18. Nevada imposes 80 cents a pack and Wyoming’s tax is 60 cents. Adds the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Idaho makes only a modest effort to discourage smoking. The state devotes $2.2 million of the $77.3 million tobacco companies forward to it under the 1998 legal settlement states reached with the industry/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Why do you suppose Idaho isn’t doing more to discourage teens and young adults from smoking?