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Big Snuff Makes Big TV Buys Here; Burnham Backs the Other Side
Vote Yes on Prop 29 What will Proposition 29 do? Save Lives, Prevent Kids from Smoking and Fund Research This new $1 tobacco tax – paid only by those who purchase tobacco products – will save 104,000 lives; stop 228,000 kids from smoking; and generate approximately $735 million every year to support life-saving research and tobacco prevention programs. Prop 29 will also provide vital funding to make advances in prevention, detection and treatment of cancer, heart disease and other smoking-related illnesses. Research – Fighting cancer, lung and heart disease 60% will fund cancer and other smoking-related research (approximately $441 million annually) 20% will fund tobacco use prevention and smoking cessation (approximately $147 million annually) 15% will pay for facilities and equipment to support research (approximately $110 million annually) 3% will help enforce anti-tobacco laws and stop tobacco smuggling (approximately $22 million annually) 2% is the maximum amount used for administering the program (approximately $15 million annually)— April 6, 2012 2:33 p.m.