Late last year, there was a bit of buzz that the long-proposed cigarette tax hike might come to fruition. Florida has some of the lowest cigarette taxes in the nation, but the idea of raising the tax a dollar per pack was struck down today in the state's special legislative session. Rep. Jim Waldman, a Democrat, proposed the taxes, but Republicans who apparently respect people's rights to fill their lungs with sweet, sweet nicotine more than, say, a woman's right to choose, balked at the idea.
