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LETTER: Tobacco tax is government greed 

Who do the editorial writers think they're fooling? Certainly not smokers, and, I dare say, not many others.

Why don't we admit it: Taxation on tobacco and everything else is all about money, pure and simple, and everyone knows it. The color of money rules all governments, and the tobacco tax is no exception.

If the truth were told, governments couldn't give a diddly squat about health, but given the chance to get their hands in the public's pocket, they and their media stooges will espouse every excuse imaginable. I believe the general public is on to this scam. And it's about time.

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