Originally Posted By: rex
 Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man

Then he vetoed a bill that would add 61 cents to cigarettes to raise $35 billion over 5 years and give healthcare to millions of children.



Its not illegal to smoke cigarettes. Taxing to control someones behavior is evil.

adding a tax to something isn't evil. 61 cents a pack to help insure kids is a good trade off. they're not banning people from smoking, they're not taxing to get them to stop, they're adding a tax to a frivilous item that can do a lot of good.
and where do you think the $200 billion for Iraq is coming from? are you really ok with them spending that much to kill people but then not insuring kids?


Jon Stewart did some good coverage.

Bow ties are coool.