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Originally Posted by Bill O'Rights
Enough of the threadjacking. kutulu, if you want to continue this discourse (and I'm sure that you do), then start a new thread...or revive an old one, I don't care. Just back off of this one. That goes for all of you. I just singled kutulu out because he started it. Now, move along...nothing more to see here.
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I started this thread by posting a list of State and Local amendments with the idea that people could discuss them and be better informed when they vote on them. Kutulu (or anyone else) didn't threadjack, they were posting on-topic!
Several states are attempting to pass laws that would raised the taxes on packs of cigarettes. It looks good on the surface because I consider cigarettes to be a harmful product and I don't personally smoke. The point that Kutulu raises is very important. Raising taxes on harmful products (or potentially harmful ones) creates a legal precedent that can become a slippery slope. Also raising taxes on cigarettes increases the black market for illegal cigarettes that are cheaper but are completly non-regulated. People need to know the pros and cons of each issue!