MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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This is stupid. Just about as stupid as not allowing prisoners to smoke, even outside during designated breaks anymore.
I was a smoker for 40+ years, and quit only because of the cost. And I can tell ya, if somebody wants a smoke bad enough, [she'll] find a way to SMOKE. It's really a sad thing that nicotine is so addictive like that, but once it grabs hold, it rules.
As for the cost factor, I wonder where the tax windfall on cigarettes will come from once the revenue is gone because everyone has quit?
Lets tax water.
The Tax Foundation - Chicago Passes Bottled Water Tax
That's nothing new. Besides, drinking "bottled" water is just about as stupid as taxing it.