On 2/6/2014 9:13 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 08:03:38 -0600, Swingman wrote:
Meh. Damned progressives. If they can't constitutionally ban it, they will
attempt to tax it to death, thereby increasing crime, and more excuses to
fill the prisons:

Really? You're complaining that taxing cigarettes is increasing crime?
You've got to be kidding. You're one of the smartest people I know,
but your IQ just dropped twenty points.

No problem, just a drop in the bucket ... still got plenty left.

Whatever crime and costs that might be attributed to taxing cigarettes
is VASTLY overshadowed by the loss of lives

Saving the life of someone willingly engaging in bad behavior is not my
concern in the least.

and costs to the
healthcare system from people smoking.

It is a demand on the healthcare system only because progressive make it so.

Progressive thinking rarely takes into account the unintended
consequences of their policies ... in this case rewarding bad behavior
by providing healthcare for the consequences of same only encourages
further bad behavior, of all types, including crime.

Look no further for the result of years of progressive policies by the
rampant bad behavior exhibited in places like Detroit and Chicago.

Only one thing is absolutely unarguable ... all the above
notwithstanding, a progressive politician can buy votes all the way to
hell by promising to do so.

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