[RegulatorCountry]

The vast majority of that $5.00 goes to... government in the form of taxation.

Those evil progressives are stealing food off his plate.

[goodwithagun]

We should be building monuments to smokers. Their taxes pay for so much and they don’t even know it. Schools are supposed to teach students the evils of tobacco, yet those school buildings exist because of tobacco.

[GOPJ]

The vast majority of that $5.00 goes to... government in the form of taxation. Those evil progressives are stealing food off his plate.

You're right - cigarette tax targets the poor. Same with Lotto - targets those who can't do math... and are likely poor because of it. Dems would never put a cigarette type tax on white wine... or expensive chocolates or wind surfing etc...