Originally Posted by GatorB

I don't. People smoke for 30 years get smoking related disease then it's the TAXPAYERS that end up paying their medical bills. Or parents smoke their kids get asthma then WE the taxpayer are footing the kids medical bills. some bitch smokes will pregnant her baby is born underweight and needs expensive medical treatment. who pays for that? WE the taxpayers. So no I'm not sorry if smokers have to pay $2.75 in tax for a pack of smokes. So either the smokers finally start paying for some of thier medical care through these taxes or they quit which results in less tax $$ being needs ot pay for medical care. Either way it benefits the taxpayer.