To: new cruelty
This can't be....Raising taxes on cigarettes was supposed to reduce teen smoking.
2 posted on
05/01/2003 8:23:20 AM PDT by
kissthis
To: new cruelty
They can't smoke, but they can get abortions. Go Figure.
They can't gamble, but certain democrats want them to vote. Go Figure.
3 posted on
05/01/2003 8:23:59 AM PDT by
PetroniDE
(Get Well Soon Dix !!!)
To: new cruelty
Teens are going to get cigs whether they purchase themselves or not. Booze too. Some of our laws just don't stop "crime".
4 posted on
05/01/2003 8:24:44 AM PDT by
sarasota
To: new cruelty
I thought they were going to attribute teen smoking to their angst related too economic issues -- you know, blame teen smoking on bush and such.....stay tuned
7 posted on
05/01/2003 8:55:53 AM PDT by
Cosmo
(Liberalism is for girls)
To: new cruelty
Some fat kids would be better off smoking than stuffing their faces with junkfood.
8 posted on
05/01/2003 8:57:02 AM PDT by
mr.pink
To: new cruelty
And this is with raised taxes on tobacco products AND with the settlement money from the MSA.
Where is all the money going you might ask?
Look at the pork bills for the legislatures.
If the legislatures don't want to be hypocritical (yeh, right) ALL money raised from taxes on tobacco products and the money from the MSA should go to tobacco related programs.
11 posted on
05/01/2003 9:01:54 AM PDT by
Just another Joe
(FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: new cruelty
On the bright side, tobacco-tax revenues are up.
13 posted on
05/01/2003 9:21:43 AM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(...and Freedom tastes of Reality.)
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