"Colorado voters also approved raising the cigarette tax from 20 cents to 80 cents by passing Amendment 35 in 2004. It's expected to bring in more than $160 million a year with 28 percent going to smoking prevention programs
as well as cancer detection and treatment. " ===
The smokers pay their taxes, but they shouldn't benefit from it, because the government says so. This is worse than pathetic and I am ashamed a Republican would propose to withhold treatment from sick smokers, after they have been paying the taxes for such purpose for years.
"Colorado voters also approved raising the cigarette tax from 20 cents to 80 cents by passing Amendment 35 in 2004. It's expected to bring in more than $160 million a year with 28 percent going to smoking prevention programs as well as cancer detection and treatment. "Another lie. It is proven that taxes derived from the purchase of tobacco products, are invariably used for other purposes than the altruistic ones used as the excuse.
What would they do if everyone stopped smoking?