It doesn't make sense.....ban smoking in public places but raise the tax on those of us who smoke. He should either do one or another if he wants to make money.
“It doesn’t make sense.....ban smoking in public places but raise the tax on those of us who smoke. He should either do one or another if he wants to make money.”
No it doesn’t! People are quitting or because of the bans, cutting way back. How could it be otherwise. When either happens, they don’t get the tax money, so they increase the tax. The whole in that tax account is going to just get bigger and bigger. While they promise to use this nonexistant money to pay for everything from health care for others, to schools, to fighting obesity.
A lot of friends who smoke, not onlysmoke less, they buy a whole lot less. Take into account those who roll their own, where is all this tax money for this account going to come from?