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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009GOBama!
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009During his campaign President Obama promised not to increase taxes on those earing $250,000 or less per year. Today he signs into law the State Children’s Health Insurance Program which would be funded by a federal 62 cent increase in cigarette tax. According to CNN people are complaining about this as if Obama is breaking his campaign promises since it will affect low and middle class cigarette smokers who make less than $250,000 per year.
To those of you who are upset about this tax increase and don’t wish to pay it. I have a novel idea…
Quit smoking!
As a parent of an infant child who has a grandmother that smokes and refuses to smoke outside when my son visits (but does at least smoke in another room) I for one am happy about this law. I think it makes a lot of sense to charge smokers for the cost of children’s health care since secondhand smoke is responsible for a laundry list of health problems, but smokers don’t give a shit who they affect as long as they can light up thier smokes. I know this because it wasn’t long ago I used to be one myself.
Lone Wolf