A good point — I had not considered that in my response. But it is in fact another instance of the same problem: there is no doubt that the state is paying for his medical care as well, so I say that the health care subsidy on one hand and confiscatory taxes on cigarettes on the other hand is at least somewhat balanced — until the better balance of zero subsidies and zero nanny-state taxes can be reached.
Despite all the lies NONE of Tobacco tax goes toward smokers healthcare.
It pays for SCHIP.
Let the people with children pay that farking tax.