Thank you ncsurveyor.
ironglow:
Those could very well be the reasons.
bubba:
Wasn't trying to make a case against any one thing, just a general thought of what
some may think is a useless waste of $$$.
The fact is that everyone has a vice.
To some it may seem stupid while others see nothing wrong with it.
To me, my vice is smoking, which I hope I will quit very soon.
There are others who's vice is playing the lottery.
Why anyone would waste hard earned money on a pipe dream is beyond me, but that is their vice.
The same goes for heavy drinking.
I am not a drinker but will have one or two on our wedding anniversary, but I can speak first hand on this due to the fact that my brother was and alcoholic most of his life after coming back from NAM before his death (non alcohol related) a few years ago.
I saw what it did to him and our family.
Thank GOD his drinking never hurt anyone physically except himself.
Because of this I take a very hard line towards heavy drinkers, while others don't give it a second thought.
The sad truth is that no tax will stop people from the horrible addiction. The only ones who suffer are going to be family members because the smoker will have his or her fix regardless of whether the household is taken care of and have to suck in the second hand smoke
I hope you are wrong on the tax dollars stopping people from smokeing.
I am counting on this very thing to get me to stop!
the smoker will have his or her fix regardless of whether the household is taken care of
In my case you are wrong!
My family would never do without because of a stupid vice on my part.
My father raised a better business man than that.
All I have is paid for because I was smart enough to save my money, along with plenty of extra, when I was younger, just in case something would happen that it would not put my family in a bad position.
If I were to die today, none of my family would ever have to worry about money.
Now as far as the part about the second hand smoke, you are very correct in that department, and for this I am very sorry for my family.
What is the saying the young kids are useing now, MY BAD!
LONGTOM