More from the files of "Government is here to fix the problem that it caused for you"... we have Maureen Busalacchi, who advocates for Smoke Free Wisconsin writing for the Capital Times:

A gallon of gas is $4. Grocery bills are rising. And there are reports that by the holidays, the cost of many food staples will be through the roof. No matter how you slice it, the cost-of-living increase is pushing most of us to look for ways to tighten the belt.
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At more than $5 per pack, a pack-a-day smoker is sending nearly $2,000 up in smoke annually. That's the equivalent of 500 gallons of gas or about six months of groceries for some families. And that doesn't take into account the money that smokers likely are forking out for additional out-of-pocket health care costs and other expenditures that are a direct result of their habit.
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Like our neighboring states, Wisconsin needs a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law in place to save lives and money.

Let's sum up here.  The only reason that cigarettes are $5 a pack in the first place is due mostly to state and federal taxes on them, which artificially increase the price.  Those taxes by the way are fully supported by Smoke Free Wisconsin.  So... first the group artifically jacks up the price on cigarettes in an effort to take more money out of your pocket, then they talk about how much they feel your pain, and suggest that you quit smoking in order to allay yourself of the burden of paying for such an expensive product.

That sounds an awful lot like a gang member who smashes in your face for coming to the wrong neighborhood, and then offers to throw you back into the right neighborhood so he doesn't have to beat the crap out of you again.  Feel comforted yet?