l******a 发帖数: 3803 | 2
This is absolutely understated issue.
Just look at the price tag of cigarrettes.
I remember it's about $3 a pack in 2001.
Now it's $6 and growing.
Every state when facing every bloating budget deficit will look the first
second into the chance to hike the cig tax. So, literally, smokers not only
suffer degrading health conditions but also foot the bills for governments,
state or local to pay for the excess of relentless government spending. Hell!
【在 y****t 的大作中提到】 : hehe... : 抽烟的比gay还受歧视... : 还是说"歧视"这个词被用烂了. : Smokers are now New York's most discriminated minority : http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/18/bloomberg-smoking-ban-new-york
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