Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Michigan's Granholm Falls In Step

A few days ago I linked to a Jacob Sullum post at Reason’s Hit & Run which noted the idoicy of raising cigarette taxes as a treatment method to assist smokers in quitting.  It didn’t take long for Ms. Photogenic to hitch her little red wagon to this vice tax train.  Though in fairness, Granholm pointedly states that she wants to raise cigarette taxes to replace other stolen monies the state is losing for one reason or another.  From the article, which seems to show that this madness first mentioned by Sullum is spreading faster than the Asian flu.

"Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday that her proposal to raise the state cigarette tax from $1.25 to $2 per pack will help make up for lost federal dollars and encourage people to stop smoking."

Posted by John Venlet on 02/10 at 03:54 PM
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