One day soon, the anti-smoking crowd will succeed in getting them banned everywhere. And when they have that feat packed in the bag, they’ll start in on the next vice - take your pick...running shoes (made by slave child labor, etc.)....water in plastic bottles, whatever.
They’ll tax them out of sight to recoup what they lost in tobacco taxes and then eventually get them banned too. It won’t stop and they will not ever be satisfied. They have a dire need to control others lives and the essential ingredient in the satisfaction of that need is the ability to take money to use to fulfill it. That money will come from the future addicts who want to wear running shoes, drink water from plastic bottles, etc.
One day - they will come for your Starbucks!
Eventually they'll tax income until no one has income anymore.
Why are liberals such idiots?
They raise taxes on cigarettes to stifle smoking. They raise taxes on soda to stifle people from drinking pop. They raise taxes on fast food, again to stifle people from eating too much fast food. These are all punitive taxes aimed at curbing something.
So why aren't income taxes viewed as punitive???
If taxes are used to stifle growth or use in one area, why aren't they viewed that way in ALL areas.
And if the "ultimate goal" of all these taxes are to eliminate these activities (for our own good), then why aren't income taxes viewed as the same thing??? To curb people from making income.