TAXES! TAXES! and MORE TAXES!

      
Washington State: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

A tax increase of 75% to 95% of retail on tobacco in the great state of Washington. Gee, what do you think will happen now - the tax revenues start flowing into Olympia? Would you pay a 95% tax on anything? Stupid is as stupid does. This will only result in more business and job loss in Washington. Watch out - the legislature will than be looking for additional sources of revenue when this new tax fails to deliver.

The same argument keeps being sung over and over - the health care burden and productivity loss due to tobacco users. The same could be said of the obese and dare I even say the same can be said with individuals that don't practice monogamy. Think about the health care burden of individuals that acquire STDs and the productivity loss. See where I am going with this. You let these politicians and petty bureaucrats get away with this reasoning than no lifestyle choice is safe. Junk science than can be used to grow the list of what is a burden to society and thus in need of taxation.