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Pastimes : In favor of a "FAT TAX" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Urlman who wrote (10)	9/5/1999
From: big run	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36

Url....the tax on cigarettes are getting raised 3 times a year by twenty cents a pop. I personally think it's criminal and I'd like to see a freeze on all taxes and a halt of any new taxes. In Michigan we're paying 37 cents tax on a gallon of gas. That's approximatley 25% of the cost!!!! And we have some of the worst roads in the country!!! But, that's a differnt bitch all together, isn't it??? Mike

To: Urlman who wrote (10)	9/5/1999 11:39:00 AM
From: MSB	Respond to of 36

Haven't personally researched where all this money has been going from extra taxes on cigarettes...but i'm curious and will find out... I believe initially when the states started suing the tobacco companies, it was because of the depletion rates that smokers were causing to the Social Security funds allotted to health care from smoking related illnesses. As a smoker, I figure since I'm paying all of these increased taxes, I'm entitled to health care as if the additional taxes were some sort of pre-payment plan one pack at a time. Additionally, if it is ever proven that nicotine is as addictive as say heroin (which it has been said to be), I also feel entitled to a monthly SSI check just like all the alcoholics and junkies were getting in NYC, or a government subsidized rehab program to help me kick the habit. What's the difference?