From: nugget.ca
John R. Hunt
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It should be obvious there is a limit to how much taxation a free society will tolerate. The government claims it imposes outrageous tobacco taxes for the public good. It is also a gigantic money grab.
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Smoking is bad for the health and costs the health-care system many millions. Efforts must continue to persuade people not to smoke. At the same time, reducing tobacco taxes to something reasonable would get rid of the criminal element and induce smokers to do so legally.
