This may sound very crass, but I have to disagree with you. I used to be in total agreement with this sentiment, but no longer.
People that rely on a good portion of their sales market on one product should be well aware of what increasing prices (taxes or manufacturers) will do to their own bottom line and should be at the forefront of battling those increases.
Overall, these folks complaining now were never around for the battle against the increases, particularly the tax increases.
Gabz, you have a point, they should have been on the frontlines fighting along with us.