October 26, 200718 yr Thats neither here nor there H. The fact is that they smoke, and they are going to smoke. That paycheck a year that the government is getting ready to relieve these people of could be use for something that their kids need. I am by no means a liberal, but you are doing nothing more than relieving the poor of disposable income. They're only being relieved of disposable income if they choose to smoke. I've heard this "tax on the poor" line of reasoning before with respect to the smoking issue and it is bogus. This is not a tax on these people because they are poor. Their disposable income includes what they spend on smokes, it is not what is left over after they buy their Marlboros. They can make the decision not to smoke. If a blight were to strike the tobacco crop and thus caused the cost of cigarettes to double, should we cut cigarette taxes so these people won't have to choose between buying essentials for their families and smoking?
October 26, 200718 yr Author Thats neither here nor there H. The fact is that they smoke, and they are going to smoke. That paycheck a year that the government is getting ready to relieve these people of could be use for something that their kids need. I am by no means a liberal, but you are doing nothing more than relieving the poor of disposable income. Disagree, there is just not enough motivation for them to stop smoking. They are relieving themselves of disposable income by their choices.
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