New Tobacco Tax Proposed
The Sacramento Bee's Dan Walters looks at yet another proposal to increase tobacco taxes. The new proposal will add $2.00 to the price of a pack of cigarettes. Dan rightfully points out this is an attack on mostly poorer folks, but I take issue with one statement he makes:
"The health advocacy groups that are proposing the new cigarette tax increase aren’t shy about wanting to eliminate smoking in California, citing the costs of smoking-related diseases."
This isn't about tobacco. Tobacco taxes haven't been about quitting smoking for some time. That's just an excuse. This is all about the money, and groups that have been receiving the money wanting to feather their nests.
How this plays out only time will tell. I'll be expecting the worst.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 7:59 AM
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Sounds like a bunch of neo-prohibitionists to me.
They're primary motivation is money, but I have been surprised at how many of the people wanting to legalize or decriminalize pot have a prohibitionist attitude toward tobacco.
Just a bunch of self-righteous folks who want to dictate to others how they should or shouldn't live their lives. Unfortunately they also have the power make people pay more for their disagreeing with their point of view....
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