The children be darned! Tobacco taxes.

[Edwina's Secretary]

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And I LOVED to smoke. LOVED it, LOVED cigarettes. Smoking was one of my favorite things to do. Sad, but true. And I quit. It sounds like an old cliche, but seriously, "If I can do it, anyone can do it."

Quitting sucks, not going to lie to you. But being a non-smoker? It's wonderful!

I just celebrated ten years tobacco-free. And it was difficult...and painful. Cigarettes were my best friends! It is something I am very, very proud to have finally done.

But being a non-smoker is the very best thing that has EVER happened to me.

However...it is just plain silly to call a tax on tobacco a tax on the poor.

Tobacco is an equal opportunity addiction!

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However...it is just plain silly to call a tax on tobacco a tax on the poor.

When the majority of smokers are poor it isnt silly.

[Edwina's Secretary]

When the majority of smokers are poor it isnt silly.

Do you have a link for that????.....

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Do you have a link for that????.....

Im sure you have one to prove me wrong so post up.

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Didnt think you could... so here is a tease.

Some policy analysts have questioned the wisdom of boosting tobacco taxes to finance health care for children. They argue that the fate of such a broad program should not depend on revenues derived from a minority of the adult population, many of whom have low incomes and are hooked on a habit. The tobacco industry is also warning that the steep increase will lead to tax evasion through old-fashioned smuggling or by Internet purchase from abroad.

Source.