smokers tax

[jsarno]

See, I don't get cigarette smokers.
If the government made Kung Pao Chicken way over taxed, guess what, I would no longer eat it.
The fact that cigarette smokers think this is a travesty is laughable.

[Lady Brave]

Originally Posted by jsarno

See, I don't get cigarette smokers.
If the government made Kung Pao Chicken way over taxed, guess what, I would no longer eat it.
The fact that cigarette smokers think this is a travesty is laughable.

So how would you feel if this were an alcohol tax instead of a cigarette tax?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Lady Brave

So how would you feel if this were an alcohol tax instead of a cigarette tax?

I would welcome it.
I'm not much of a drinker at all. If they did tax it, I would drop my intake over the course of a year significantly. (not that it's a lot now)

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by jsarno

I would welcome it.
I'm not much of a drinker at all. If they did tax it, I would drop my intake over the course of a year significantly. (not that it's a lot now)

I am not sure how I feel about the tax. What's next, taxing fast food or non-organic produce? Or how about taxing people who fail to exercise or are obese and therefore and shifting tax burdens onto the general public?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I am not sure how I feel about the tax. What's next, taxing fast food or non-organic produce? Or how about taxing people who fail to exercise or are obese and therefore and shifting tax burdens onto the general public?

Well, I think you have a point, but I do feel like cigarette are by far the worse of those evils.
You actually NEED to eat. Granted it's not all good food, but there is nutritional value in it, and it will keep you alive. Cigarettes and smoke, you don't need to survive.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

I am not sure how I feel about the tax. What's next, taxing fast food or non-organic produce? Or how about taxing people who fail to exercise or are obese and therefore and shifting tax burdens onto the general public?

Taxing fast food is actually an excellent idea (as long as you're taxing the high-fat stuff and not the apples & oranges). I never even thought of that.

Non-Organic produce is going too far, of course. Because non-organic produce is good for you, unlike smoking and fast food.

Here in PA there already is an alcohol tax, and there should be.