This is none of the government’s business.
This article is just more of the ten minutes of hate for the day. The government made cigs the price they are today in order to harm the targets. Then they condemn the addicts for spending so much on smokes.
How bout everyone mind their own business for a change and refuse to give the communists punitive taxes on products and preferences for groups/tribes/classes of people.
That's right! I suspect next will be to legalize dope so the government can regulate and tax that........
People who believe any laws or regulations are made for the benefit of the people are remarkably deluded. It's NEVER about the people...it's ALL and always bartering chips among the politicians and revenue enhancing their pursers and election cycles.