Now tell us the truth, Susie Dear, is it about the Chillen or about the $$$$$
You phony, RINO, political-hack, B*tch
They are ALL alike. They pretend that they want to tax smokers to death (pun intended) while advocating that this will reduce consumption and raise revenue for "Anti-Smoking" programs aimed at reducing smoking among children.
Yet, it is a fact, that ALMOST ALL of the revenues these money-grubbing, phony, nanny-state, liberal, tax and spend, doo-doo gooders, received from the MULTI BILLION settlement (as well as current revenues) simply go to augment the general revenues.
Give me a break, already!!!
Either make it Illegal, or ease off, otherwise, I predict a resurgence of the same type of activity which was prevalent in the era of prohibition, which by the way, led to a massive increase in criminal gangs and criminal pursuits, as well as "criminalize" millions of users of a "legal" product, simply for choosing to purchase this product from other sources which does not impose (or require the payments of) confiscatory taxes.
What is obvious (from someone who studied business in college as opposed to the history of the tsi tsi fly or basket weaving as it appears is the case from most of the liberal arts crowd who matriculate into politics) these morons know nothing about Economics in general and specifically, the "Law of Diminishing Returns."
If "they" (as they so disingenuously advocate) continue to increase the taxes in order to decrease the number of smokers, sooner or later, the population which they are targeting in order to raise said revenues, will diminish to the point whereby the amount of revenues, will also decrease, unless the amount of taxes continues to increase, proportionately, with the numbers of smokers who are left.
However, for those of you who are not smokers and could care less, sooner or later, if this does occur, ALL of the revenues which are now being collected from smokers--and which simply go into the general revenues to pay for all of the "programs" which these morons implement) will have to be made up by someone. And guess who that "someone" will be?
You are very smart. We have been trying and trying to tell our anti-FReepers just this. They laugh at us, but let me tell you, when cigarette revenue dwindles in the state coffers, guess what! These anti-FReepers are going to be hit and hit hard.
But............we tried to tell them! Let's see how they think we smokers stink THEN! heh!
But... but... but...
When the court approved the outrageous tobacco settlement", it was sold as a means for states to recover having to pay for tobacco-related health care!
Legislators can lie, cheat, steal and avoid having a real job and they are immune to prosecution?
What's up with that?