Wrong call by Hawaii.
A better idea is to increase the tax on cigarettes. ECON 101. An increase in price will result in a decrease in demand.
Great economist Jenny Granholm agreed with your progressive scumbag ass and it led to higher taxes elsewhere to make up for the loss.
Because it's important to create different classes of people; declare some classes to be pariahs; and tax the pariahs differently than the other classes.
ECON 101. An increase in price will result in an increase in the black market decrease in demand.
Or maybe you just forgot the sarcasm tag?
There is something so repugnant about increasing taxes. What business is it of politicians whether people smoke. I never have and never will. It’s none of my business if others choose to do so.
“A better idea is to increase the tax on cigarettes”
LOL. Grow government some more. It’s for the children, don’t cha know.
Actually all higher taxes do, is lead to a massive influx of bootleg cigarettes as proven time and time again in cities like NYC
Liberals laugh their asses off at conservative logic and naivete. It's about CONTROL, not smoking.
Spoken like a true liberal.
But, if you increase the tax on cigarettes then it will cause them to be sold illegally on the street...
And some of those illegal cigarette vendors will be black...
And some black illegal cigarette vendors will be hurt while being arrested...
And the masses will rise up and burn down every standing building in the state.
Don't burn down every building in Hawaii... don't increase taxes on cigarettes...
Actually, the best course of action is to ignore and ridicule the “law” and do as you wish. smoke ‘em and flip the bird to the Lords of the Manor.