February 04, 2004
Quote of the Day:
'In other words, people who can't break tobacco's tenacious hold suddenly find that they can when the price of cigarettes goes up. Apparently, the free choice that is lost when you start smoking can be restored through taxation. Only the fleeced are truly free.'
-Jacob Sullum on cigarette taxes.
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That would be a pithy quote if the purpose of cigarette taxes was to deter existing smokers. It's not. While the high cost of smoking may deter casual smokers or non-smokers, addicts will pay for their nicotine fix. The tax has at least two theoretical justifications: 1)smokers cost society money (through increased health costs, etc.), so they should be charged for it; 2) it is more palatable to tax those who "sin" than those who do not.
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