Sorry, I do not agree. Raising the price of a pack of cigarettes by $5.00 will only cause people to go without something else. Teens will find the money by other means etc. etc.
While on the topic of pricing cigarettes and I will throw in alcohol as well. I have always been confused by our governments (USA & Canadian) methods of trying to get people to quit. If they are so concerned about the damage smoking and drinking cause, why are they so content making a profit off of them? Here in Canada both Tobacco and Alcohol are highly taxed.
I do not think that the pictures they put on the packs and tins really bother to many smokers or people that want to smoke. Those pictures are rarely seen as most people keep their packs in a pocket or purse. "Out of sight out of mind." And if they do bother a person you can buy one that is more to your liking to cover the one on the pack. I have even heard people tell the clerk in the store, " No not that one I hate that picture."
David