Tobacco Taxes and Social Outcasts.
Jump to full article: WPTZ-5 (Plattsburgh, NY), 2009-06-05
Author: Aired by President/General Manager, Paul A. Sands
Intro: Cigarette smokers are easy targets for unfair taxation...especially in Vermont.
The thought seems to be that since smokers are outcasts, you might as well tax 'em to death before the cigarettes get them.
And, of course, there's the "Don't dare smoke anywhere around me, even if you're outdoors" crowd.
We say "hold on" to both. . . .
You're just punishing the poor for an entirely legal habit you just don't like.
That's unfair, and so's this.
Burlington Parks and Rec wants to ban smoking in some OUTDOOR areas.
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