Is it cash before Public Health?

[TW Tom]

A recent article on Blastingnews.com asked the question: Fiscal health before public health? Taxing e-cigarettes, a business decision.
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than nine million people in the USA choose to replace their cigarette smoking habit with vaping products. The Government is losing tax revenue every single day as tobacco sales fall. How do they recoup that revenue? That is a business decision, basic economics, if revenue falls, how can it be regenerated? Organizations such as the American Heart and Lung Association, and Politicians of all parties, claim it is to “Protect the children” and that there is no evidence that smokers are switching to e-cigs long term. They continue to quote the Gateway to Smoking Theory, which has been.... Read More

 

[kross8]

i believe the answer is $,, actually corruption.. the powers to be need our tax dollars when they arent getting kickbacks from the tobacco industry. there are only 2 groups that hate vapors.... those who are ignorant and those who are corrupt.

 

[VapinChevy]

i believe the answer is $,, actually corruption.. the powers to be need our tax dollars when they arent getting kickbacks from the tobacco industry. there are only 2 groups that hate vapors.... those who are ignorant and those who are corrupt.

Well said kross

 

[vapedick]

A: Yes


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[Zamazam]

The states took the tobacco money from bonds since they wanted the moolah immediately rather then wait on the payment schedule. The money went onto the general feeding trough for the politicians (general fund). Now the bonds need to be serviced and their interest paid. Politicians don't give a shit about the health of their constituents, they just want taxes and more taxes, so they are targeting vaping since Tobacco use is way down and the kickbacks and outright bribes are dwindling as big tobacco taxes are down, and the fact that big tobacco wants to fuck over the politicians that fucked them over.

 

[kross8]

The states took the tobacco money from bonds since they wanted the moolah immediately rather then wait on the payment schedule. The money went onto the general feeding trough for the politicians (general fund). Now the bonds need to be serviced and their interest paid. Politicians don't give a shit about the health of their constituents, they just want taxes and more taxes, so they are targeting vaping since Tobacco use is way down and the kickbacks and outright bribes are dwindling as big tobacco taxes are down, and the fact that big tobacco wants to fuck over the politicians that fucked them over.

if the govt taxed junk food and soda at the same rate as they do cigs,,,,everyone's healthcare would be covered with money left over.

 

[Zamazam]

if the govt taxed junk food and soda at the same rate as they do cigs,,,,everyone's healthcare would be covered with money left over.

If they taxed Beets and Beet Relish, I'd be ok with that.