[gidget7]

No, they shouldn't have both. Nor should smokers be the scapegoats for collection of money to pay for other peoples health care, (not smoking related) and everything else they need tax money to cover.

When a neighbors is unable to pay their taxes, you are not responsible for paying them for them. When a neighbors house is run down, you are not made responsible for fixing it up. Why are smokers made financially responsible for others health problems, when those health problems have absolutely nothing to do with people having smoked? The tax money collected from smokers goes to help fight AIDS, to fix roads, (which never seem to get fixed anyway) and for all sorts of other socialist pet projects. Moat of which, have no correlation to the smokers life! Hypocrisy at best.

[SheLion]

The tax money collected from smokers goes to help fight AIDS, to fix roads, (which never seem to get fixed anyway) and for all sorts of other socialist pet projects. Moat of which, have no correlation to the smokers life! Hypocrisy at best.

Well, get THIS:  MASS used the cigarette tax money two years ago to build a $175,000 GOLF COURSE!

Maine coalition uses the money to sponsor "5" car racing teams AND various race tracks across the state.

Maine also gave cigarette tax money to an old lady in Ellsworth, Maine to plant a GARDEN in the town square.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.  Outrageous, right?

Tobacco Settlement Dollars Go Up In Smoke in Latest Government Scam
-CATO