[Morgan in Denver]

Sadly, even many Republicans don’t understand the issue. The issue is not smoking, it’s about government control. If government can tell you when you can or cannot do something they can do it with something else. And on, and on, and on.

[altura]

You’re exactly right about smoking.

There are so many maniacal smoking haters that they abandon their principles to agree with the smoking nazis.

I hope they remember that when the government takes away their hamburgers and chips.

This is a huge tax mostly on poor people (like my husband) and it infuriates me.

[Girlene]

The issue is not smoking, it’s about government control. If government can tell you when you can or cannot do something they can do it with something else. And on, and on, and on.

bingo! Plus it's any easy source of gov't revenue since smokers are in the minority and can't stop the majority from raising the taxes.

[rodguy911]

....the issue is not about smoking its govt. control.....

And they are,and not incrementally any more its obmacare, stimulus,tarp spending,no more drilling, its endless.