And where did he get those hard numbers? The same place liberals get all their statistics, right out of their ass. But they know the kneepad media will never challenge their numbers. Meanwhile, they'll write "Bush alleges two plus two equals four".
If these numbers were even 10% correct, it would be criminal and immoral not to ban smoking. By their own numbers, they place government revenue above the saving of innocent lives. That's the sort of thing they regularly accuse conservatives of doing.
I don't smoke, but I'd rather spend my life in a room full of guys smoking cheap cigars than have to put up with these smoking nazis. I'll be cheering on the "buttleggers", who are really freedom fighters.