[TSgt]

The increased tobacco taxes will reduce consumption.

As well as medical expenses associated with smoking and secondhand smoke!

[Oldpuppymax]

Yessirree! Damn those lousy smokers. Screw ‘em. Tax ‘em to death before the smoke kills ‘em. But just make sure you don’t tax any of the activities I HAPPEN TO ENGAGE IN! Just he sort of clear, 1984 “Do it to Julia” thinking that the left so ardently depends upon.

[popdonnelly]

Tobacco products are unhealthy. My point was that tobacco taxes aren’t going to pay for SCHIP.

[noname07718]

How does that Koolaid taste??

[TribalPrincess2U]

The increased tobacco taxes will reduce consumption.

Thus negate tax income but keeping more control over people.

As well as medical expenses associated with smoking and secondhand smoke!

That still won't reduce medical cost. There will always be something.

[plain talk]

As well as medical expenses associated with smoking and secondhand smoke!

actually ... smokers end up costing society less because they are more likely to die earlier of heart attacks.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Secondhand smoke... that’s funny. Don’t forget the climate change caused by tobacco, too.

[MileHi]

..and secondhand smoke!

So you're a fairytale fan?

[Eric Blair 2084]

As well as medical expenses associated with smoking and secondhand smoke!

You keep believing the propaganda. My 8 uncles who are in their 70's and 80's who still smoke like chimneys are still collecting your FICA/FUTA payroll taxes you pay in the form of Social Security every month. They thank you. Now get back to work and keep paying.