Obama Breaks Campaign Promise: Taxes below $250,000
Obama promised he would not increase taxes for those who made less than $250,000. Fox news reported that he has broken his promise. How?
By raising taxes on cigarettes to pay for children's health insurance. Fox pundits argue that this tax would hit the lower class the hardest.
Stupid for 4 reasons:
1. You're arguing against health insurance for children?
2. He's not taxing them based on income. They can choose to pay this tax by buying or not buying cigarettes.
3. The higher price will make people buy fewer cigarettes, which will immediately give their children better health (my mom smoked), and immediately give the smoker better health. We should tax McDonald's while we're at it.
4. The Altria Group —formerly Phillip Morris, cigarette empire, and owner of Kraft Foods— uses $13,000,000,000 a year to lobby and bribe politicians. I'm guessing anyone making this argument is in the pocket of Big Tobacco.
By raising taxes on cigarettes to pay for children's health insurance. Fox pundits argue that this tax would hit the lower class the hardest.
Stupid for 4 reasons:
1. You're arguing against health insurance for children?
2. He's not taxing them based on income. They can choose to pay this tax by buying or not buying cigarettes.
3. The higher price will make people buy fewer cigarettes, which will immediately give their children better health (my mom smoked), and immediately give the smoker better health. We should tax McDonald's while we're at it.
4. The Altria Group —formerly Phillip Morris, cigarette empire, and owner of Kraft Foods— uses $13,000,000,000 a year to lobby and bribe politicians. I'm guessing anyone making this argument is in the pocket of Big Tobacco.
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