Why stop at tobacco taxes?
The cigarettes I buy are $9.99 a carton for the product. I pay $12.65 a carton in taxes. Just three years ago I paid $15 for a carton, tax included.
Now it seems the government wants to go after people who are overweight by adding extra tax on cola and other sugary drinks. I hope the tax is as high as what I’m forced to pay in pursuing my happiness in smoking a cigarette in my home.
Will the next tax be on the tanning beds, now considered a big health problem contributing to skin cancer?
You can get really drunk on a 24-pack of beer for $15, not to mention the side effects and health problems. Let’s slap at least a $10 tax on that!
Watching the evening news is like an old episode of “Lost in Space” with the robot. “Warning! Warning! Danger!”
What’s on the rise in America? Lost jobs, illegal immigration and homelessness. Warning! Danger!
