Senate Panel Approves Huge Tobacco Tax To Fund Child Healthcare

[rhertz]

Originally Posted by Texasbelle

You have a minimal point Rhertz. Heart disease or the potential for it is something you can somewhat prevent but not everybody. There is a whole lot of genetics and other factors involved with heart disease. Smoking and the healthcare issues it brings on are guaranteed. Dollar for dollar that cheeseburger versus a cigarette are going to be very heavily weighted to one side when facing the long term side effects.

Tbelle, as an ex-smoker, I agree with you in principle. Smoking will kill ya. However the erosion of our rights really bothers me. I quit smoking to better my health, not to avoid taxes. That should have nothing to do with it.