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Comrade Grumpy

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16. If Californians want higher education, let all Californians pay for it.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2012, 04:19 PM

Dec 2012

Not some despised minority.

Just like with raising the federal tax on smokers to fund health insurance for poor children. Where were all the good progressives who presumably believe in such programs. Did they put up a penny? No, put it on the smokers.

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California smokers may get hit with new tax [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Why stop there? Tax alcoholic drinks. Fair's fair if you're talking about 'sin' taxes. CurtEastPoint Dec 2012 #1

California is beer and wine country...can't hurt the home teams ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #17

Are they really going to have enough revenue for that? LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #2

That kind of tax creates a disincentive for the state to discourage smoking slackmaster Dec 2012 #3

Great. Tax mostly very poor people for programs that serve the entitled rich. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #4

And tax the oil companies already! BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #7

As a healthcare worker. . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #5

Considering heart disease is the number one killer in the US magellan Dec 2012 #6

Bad food and alcohol don't do the damage that smoking does. BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #8

They should also tax soda at $1 a can, LeftofObama Dec 2012 #9

Why not do what Bloome, the repuke 1%er mayor do and just ban things we don't like? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #18

Oh please, living longer costs more so smokers don't really cost more. Live and Learn Dec 2012 #11

So the $1 tax lost at the ballot box DJ13 Dec 2012 #10

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #12

+2 slackmaster Dec 2012 #13

Why not an ammo tax instead? nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Bad_Ronald Dec 2012 #15

If Californians want higher education, let all Californians pay for it. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #16

The problem is what happens when the sin taxes are successful and program they funded ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #19

As a non-smoking CSU employee, I'm against this effort petronius Dec 2012 #20