The best reason for Missouri voters to support Proposition B, which raises Missouri's lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax from 17 cents to 90 cents, has little to do with tobacco or the schools, colleges and universities that will benefit from the increased revenue.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Proposition B is good tax policy; good for schools
Monday, October 29, 2012 | 2:47 p.m. CDT
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