No property is taken without permission. It's all done by free choice as part of purchasing the cigarettes. There is nothing necessary about obtaining them to live and your addiction would be your own damn fault.
Dont tax you, dont tax me, tax that fella behind that tree.
The point: you missed it. It's not about cig tax...it's about piling runaway government spending on the backs of consumers. I'm a non-smoker just like you, but don't kid yourself...they will get around to taxing something you DO care about. Gas, alcohol, pensions (here in MI), raising license fees, and on and on. They won't cut into welfare though...that beast is well fed. Glad to hear you're perfectly content paying for it.
The larger point here, is that “democracy” is just two wolves and a sheep deciding what’s for dinner. There’s a reason why democracy is never mentioned in the constitution. The people who formed the government knew their history and specifically sought to preclude democracy.
The problem here taken to its logical extension - what would you think of a referendum where 51 per cent voted to take the other 49 per cent money and property and “redistribute” it?
See where I’m going with this? You’re way off base here.
I’m sure that there is something in life that brings you pleasure, and if the powers that be decide that it is a thing that needs to be taxed, please don’t complain here.