Were you happy that Prop 86 (the massive cigarette tax) was defeated in California?

Question

I was relieved, the tax would have raised the price of a pack by over 50% bringing the tax alone to about $3.50. that's just the tax, the pack of smokes itself is a few more dollars ... for a total cost of about $7 per pack ... and almost none of the revenue was going to programs related to smoking, the biggest percent was going to the hospital corporations who wrote the bill to benefit themselves.

Answer 1

First, let me confess that I'm not to up on California's propositions - but I did want to let you know that Maine has a $2.00 per pack tax - and it never even went to referendum.
It was pushed through the legislature by a special interest group called, "A Coalition For A Smoke Free Maine."

Incidentally, the tax on alcohol didn't increase - seems there's a lot more legislatures that like their two martini lunches than those that smoke........

Answer 2

A couple of states all had cigarette tax initiatives that failed.

Whether a person smokes or not, people don't like higher taxes for anything. So called "sin" taxes usually become wasted revenue when the gov't gets it hands on the money.

Answer 3

Taxes would have help the state, possibly helped the medical community, but, probably were not a good idea.

Answer 4

Yes I was very happy about that, every one has rights including the folks that smoke