NYC HIKING PRICE OF CIGARETTES TO $13 A PACK

New York City is boosting the price of a pack of cigarettes to $13 – the most expensive in the nation. The hike takes effect June 1, 2018, under new legislation that also reduces the number of places allowed to sell cigarettes. The current price of a pack starts at $10.50. The legislation aims to pressure the city’s 900,000 estimated smokers to quit.
* Making New Yorkers even more cranky. Great.
* And you thought Mayor Bloomberg was a big nanny when he outlawed large sodas.
* If the cigarettes don’t make you come up short of breath, the price will.
* I predict a big jump in back-and-forth traffic to New Jersey.