I heard about this on the radio and initially thought it was just a joke.
It wouldn't raise a dime for "children's health" because it would kill the industry overnight, pure and simple. For instance I'd never be able to buy another box oif cigars and I know of very few people who would. I suspect however, that this is actually a not-so-subtle way of getting rid of the second smallest sector of the Tobacco market (even though health wise, it is the least dangerous). As the saying goes,
Q. How do you swallow an elephant? A. One bite at a time. The eventual target is the entire US tobacco industry but you have to take it down sector by sector.
Good thing we'll simultaneously deliver a huge whammy to several Central American and Carribean economies by shutting down one of their few thriving industries, and drive even more illegal immigration to the USA. Looks like we can't wait till China owns the Tobacco market as well.
Well so much for the Boston Tea Party spirit. What a bunch of PC lemmings we've become. Beat the rush, buy your man-bag, Chinese light-bulbs, and Prius on the way to rent "Happy Feet" today.
