[SheLion]

It's actually even worse..............many of the anti smoker lobbyists (that is exactly what they are) are being PAID by those same tax dollars, often in the form of grants.

Anyone who hasn't been following the war on the smokers have no clue about any of this!

The grant money, the lobby, the AMA, the Boards of Health, the City Councils, and the list goes on and on. 

They all pat the smoker's on the back to find a soft spot to stick a knife into and I can't stand it anymore.

If they want smoke free, then they will have to suffer the loss of all of that tax revenue generated by smoker's.  They can't have both!

And just who the hell are these people that think they can go into a "PRIVATE BUSINESS" and tell them how to run it!  This is beyond mind boggling.

[dhs12345]

"...that tax revenue generated by smoker's."

Agreed. What is the tax on a pack of cigarettes now?

Example: the story about people smuggling cheap cigarettes across our northern boarder to save tax. The US officials complained, not about the health risks due to smoking, but the loss in revenues. Nothing was mentioned about the health risks. They only cared about the money.

Of course, you will hear all about the evils of tobacco.... when they are suing the cigarette manufactures.