They're both from the same New York Daily News story about new taxes on cigarettes in New York:

Factoring in city and federal levies, a single pack is taxed to the tune of $6.85, which translates to a counter price of $12 - $13 for New York City smokers.

And then there's this:

The tax hike came as part of an emergency spending plan to keep New York government running for another week.

Smokers willing to pay $13 for a pack of cigarettes are the only keeping the government running? Shit's doomed.