Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled--to$1.01perpack--smokershavejammedtelephone"quitlines"acrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit. Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyears,findingthatsmokers,especiallyteens,arepricesensitive.Norisitashocktotheindustry,whichfiercelyfightseverytaxincrease. Theonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessage.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth,theyraisemoneyandmostparticularly,theydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteens,whichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicted.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely. InManhattan,forinstance,whichhasthehighesttaxinthenation,apackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.Charleston,S.C,wherethe7-cent-a-packtaxisthelowestinthenation.Thepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious. InNewYork,highschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys--13.8%,farbelowthenationalaverage.Bycomparison,26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky,Otherlow-taxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteen-smokingrecords. HalRogers,RepresentativefromKentucky,likethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxes,arguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericans"whochoosetosmoke." That'strue.Butthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplace,asfortoday'sadults,ifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquit,theywillhavemoretospendontheirfamilies,cuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter. Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.The new tax will be beneficial in the long run B.Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill C.Future generations will be hooked on smoking D.Adults will depend more on their families正确答案A
