I don't think tobacco will ever

be outlawed.  Better hope it's not. (Besides, the tobacco growers are too strong a lobbying group.)  Revenues from tobacco are too big a part of the federal budget.  If they lose that money they will have to jack up taxes in other areas to make up for it.  The feds will simply keep raising the tax on it slowly and incrementally, never enough at one time to cause smokers to quit en mass.  It's like boiling a frog.  Put him in cool water, bring up the heat very slowly and he doesn't notice what's happening.  Except this frog will not be boiled to death, that would cost the government too much money.

If Obama succeeds in getting us all into itty-bitty roller skates cars we will not be saving any money due to the reduced gas usage because the tax on a gallon of gas will have to be increased to compensate for the reduced consumption.

This is like chasing a bump in a carpet, get it smoothed out here, it pops up over there.

• Raising taxes - cj
  • How 'bout taxing health care, too - Backwards typist
    • Sorry-had to stop where i was to finish an stat job - Backwards typist
      • This article explains Sen. Kennedy's Plan - Backwards typist
    • By doing this..........sm - m
    • Are you sure that's not bassackwards? - AnnuderMT
      • I thought the discussion was - sm
        • Yes, I stand corrected - AnnuderMT
  • Heard this morning about a possible "methane gas tax" (sm) - Zville MT
    • How 'bout the "luxury tax" on beer, wine and...sm. - Just wait.....
      • In my own bitter selfish way - AnnuderMT
        • Well, sure. Pretty soon blood screening - C. Mudgeon
          • Not to mention they have talked about - Trigger Happy
            • But think of the ''green'' jobs - C. Mudgeon
              • That actually might be a - Trigger Happy
        • I truly do not see how - Trigger Happy
          • Perhaps you need to re-read my post - AnnuderMT
            • You did not claim to have a right to - Trigger Happy
        • Just wait! DH told me yesterday - Backwards typist
          • I don't think tobacco will ever - C. Mudgeon
          • That always struck me as the absurdity of it all - AnnuderMT
          • Here's the article - Backwards typist
            • This is a Republican brainstorm? - AnnuderMT
              • If this is the work of the pubs - Trigger Happy
            • And no underage teenager drinks - Trigger Happy
  • Well how else was he supposed to - Trigger Happy

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