Jaques has no objection to banning smoking in public places like government buildings, grocery stores and restaurants, because those are places people have to go. УNo one has to go into a bar, except maybe Ч in an emergency Ч to run in and call 911,Ф he said. Dan Corbin, president of the Douglas County Tavern League, questioned the stateТs use of cigarette taxes to balance the budget if the product is harmful to the public. In January, Wisconsin implemented an additional $1 per pack tax on top the stateТs 77-cent per pack tax, making it the 12th largest cigarette tax in the nation. УWe will not be able to smoke in our taverns, but yet the state will enjoy the revenue from a product that is supposed to be bad for our health,Ф Corbin said. УI really have a hard time with that.Ф Lawton defended the decision to increase the state winston cigarettes tax, saying the money goes to programs to help people quit smoking. УPart of it,Ф Corbin argued, reminding the lieutenant governor that cigarettes are a legal product. УThis is a part of a three-prong strategy,Ф Lawton said. УItТs not a novel idea.Ф