09-30-2007, 08:45 PM | #1 |
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One Tax I can fully support
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298663,00.html
Now whether that source of funding is sufficient for aggressive government intervention is unknown to me. But anything attacking smoking gets a thumbs up from me.
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09-30-2007, 10:03 PM | #2 |
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I'm with you.
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The article disturbs me though; it makes the argument, but the poor smoke more so it hits them disproportionately. In the minds of some people, anything that hits the poor is bad, even if the reason poor are more effected is due to their bad decisions, such as deciding to smoke.
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10-01-2007, 12:18 AM | #5 |
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I'm surprised that two of the more conservative posters here are supporting increased government intervention into the private lives of U.S. citizens. Especially when it's used as rationale to fund a socialized medicine scheme.
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10-01-2007, 12:20 AM | #6 |
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You ignored my caveat that I was uncertain as to the viability of using it as a funding mechanism, especially in light of the question whether true elasticity of sin taxes exist. And once trapped, other funding mechanisms will be employed. However, using this sin tax to fund public projects, if reliable, doesn't offend me.
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I've always been consistent in my comments that I don't want my taxes raised.
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Let's see if this sin tax works and allows for more kids be able to go to the Dr and maybe hiking up the price on the poison sticks will get more people to quit to hell with the scum who side with big tobacco
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