Originally Posted By: the G-man
 Originally Posted By: Chant
A 61 cent tax on cigarettes? It certainly does sound like a good idea to me. If for nothing else to add an incentive for people to stop smoking.


So....let's say that plan actually works and it gets people to stop smoking.

If that happens, the program funded by smoking has lost it's funding, hasn't it?

It's very foolish, or disingenuous, to fund a program with an activity you are trying to eliminate or curtail.


well, if it does manage to make people stop smoking and the Tax on cigarettes then become useless I'm sure there are resources spent on treating those who have gotten sick from smoking that will be freed and ready to be spent on other things, such as health care for kids.



Racks be to MisterJLA