We heard on the radio yet another new load of government spending that is to be financed by taxes on cigarettes. It seems a little schizo for the lawmakers to be passing legislation which continually gets closer to prohibiting tobacco altogether, which at the same time needing the tax revenue that comes from smokers.
Pretty soon, the lawmakers are going to have to find a new source of funding as more and more smokers kick the habit.
Maybe what we need is a sin tax on pop.
Think about it.
Soda pop is probably doing more damage to health than cigarettes are.
Or -- if we wanted to get REALLY wild and crazy about the lost revenue due to smokers becoming ex-smokers -- the government could consider curtailing spending.
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