Proposition 86: Should Smokers Save ER's and Provide Healthcare for Children?

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Proposition 86 on the November ballot would triple the cigarette tax, bringing the total price per pack to about $6.60.  We hear the pros and cons of a measure pitting hospitals against big tobacco.  Plus, an update on the California gubernatorial campaign.

Proposition 86 on the November ballot would triple the cigarette tax, bringing the total price per pack to about $6.60.  We hear the pros and cons of a measure pitting hospitals against big tobacco.  Plus, an update on the California gubernatorial campaign.

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Karen Radziner