Vapouround magazine Special Issue 02 | Page 105

WE ALL WANT TO HELP THOSE WHO WANT TO STOP SMOKING, BUT... PROP 56 IS NOT WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE. 40 % NEW TOBACCO TAX (YES, INCLUDING VAPING) IF WE ARE GOING TO TAX SMOKERS ANOTHER $1.4 BILLION PER YEAR, MORE SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO TREATING THEM AND KEEPING KIDS FROM STARTING. INSTEAD, MOST OF THE $1.4 BILLION IN NEW TAXES GOES TO HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OTHER WEALTHY SPECIAL INTERESTS, INSTEAD OF WHERE IT IS NEEDED. JOIN THE 9 MILLION CURRENTLY SUPPORTING THE CSFO IN OUR FIGHT TO DEFEAT PROP 56 FOR MORE INFO & TO SHOW SUPPORT, VISIT CALIFORNIASMOKEFREEORGANIZATION.ORG