Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Whats more important in this economy: health insurance for children or a buck in a smoker's pocket

Whats more important in this economy: health insurance for children or a buck in a smoker's pocket?
The new tobacco tax will fund health insurance for Children. If I had to choose this seems to be a no brainer. But for you, from a national level: what would you prioritize?
Politics - 11 Answers
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1 :
If the smokers quit, Chip's is unfunded.
2 :
easy call take care of the kid screw the guy with the self inflicted wounds I SMOKED A PACK A DAY FOR 20 YEARS AND IT WAS MY OWN DAMNED FAULT, WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE NICOTINE ADDICTION
3 :
Raising taxes will result in LESS revenue. And since the increase is for the ILLEGALS, I don't have an answer. Perhaps we need to enforce the laws so the children of illegals do not suffer ..... here. It's not the kids fault their parents came here to game the system.
4 :
i would put a buck in the smokers pocket, they earned it. What did a kid ever to to earn any money.
5 :
Children's health care is more important
6 :
And when the tax revenues from tobacco evaporate do to fewer smokers(over $6.00 per pack cost now) --- then what? and don't these SALES taxes affect ALL levels of wage earners from the poor to the rich?
7 :
We need people to quit smoking that way we save money in health related problems which is one of the factor of high health insurance and a big chunk of our budget.
8 :
Okay skippy. If you believe the increasing taxes on smokers to support insurance for children is a smart and proper thing to do, then why did obama's stimulus spending plan include a quarter of a million dollars to get people to quit smoking. obama logic - target tax a specific group of people, but at the same time spend money to get them to stop doing what you target taxed.
9 :
I would say having the freedom to choose instead of having someone else making your individual decisions.
10 :
It's a lie. Just like the lottery. They told us if we voted for the lottery that it would fund education. Well, the school system gets about 1% of the money the lottery takes in. The school system is begging for money now. Why? Where is all the rest of the money going? This tax on cigarettes is only the beginning. Our state wants to put another $1.00 tax on top of the federal tax that went into effect today. Can they prove that the money will go to child health insurance? No. They will not. Soon there will be more taxes on gas, roads (tolls), necessities, property taxes, you name it. Like I said, it is only the beginning. Get ready folks. This is what you voted for, remember? Change, you got it.
11 :
parents should insure their kids, the state should insure the underprivileged, the smokers are always getting targeted. okay so if we quit smoking, the store owners suffer, and the kids suffer, it's a lose, lose, situation. anyway, i know if i quit,i would be in the fridge all the time.

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