This makes me sick...

[jayme_lynn]

Right. Apparently my livejournal has become somewhat of a political blog... I'm not sure how I feel about this. But I digress...

How selfish are Oregon voters to not pass "Measure 50" yesterday. "Measure 50" would have raised taxes on tobacco products (about $.85/pack) in order to provide universal health care to children. To me, this is the MOST

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[lady_rae_marie]

Are you sure its for their own addictions? I mean part of it will be. But slowly people are quitting. so where will they get the money for this when not as many people smoke as they need to help with that?

To keep taxing things that are bad for people yes it'll make them stop but, then that takes away the money they were getting in for healthcare. so what would they tax next? So why not just tax that thing now?

I'm not saying I disagree. Just putting another view out there. To keep taxing things is wrong in general. Its just justifying it because its on something thats bad for people. The whole budget of each state needs and overhaul and seeing where allt he money is actually going and if people are getting paid way too much (which they are) and start doing paycheck cuts or something. but thats me living in an ideal world