[randita]

"Some people have actually come to me with a straight face and said they're opposing this measure because the state would lose money," Pacheco said during the Assembly floor debate. "Can you believe it?"

Is Pacheco really that naive?

[Phantom Lord]

Governments are more addicted to tobacco tax money than smokers are to nicotine. I have no doubt about it.

If tobacco companies decided to close down and stop producing their products who would freak out the most, smokers, or governments?

I say governments.

[apillar]

Hey doesn't CA have a severe budget crisis ?!?

Shouldn't they be REDUCING the smoking age to 12...

[Grit]

"This bill will save lives of young people who will never take up smoking during those crucial last years between 18 and 21," he said.

If this were the real agenda they would raise the driving age to 35. Think of all the lives that could be saved! What an A-hole.

[Great Dane]

"Some people have actually come to me with a straight face and said they're opposing this measure because the state would lose money," Pacheco said during the Assembly floor debate. "Can you believe it?"

Kind of funny, but yes I can believe it........ it always was the money.