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What does those children being hungry have to do with those children who are suffering because of their parents smoking around them?
Sometimes they are the same children. Maybe those parents spending a little less on cigarettes (since they wouldn't be smoking that one in the car when their children are there) might leave enough money to buy some food for the children.
What does one have to do with the other? You're kidding? Maybe if the goody goodies didn't raise the taxes on tobacco through the roof trying to both make more money for the gov and force smokers to quit the kids would have more food. Incongruous is what I call the two situations of taking the money and effort it cost to punish smokers for the sake of the children but not even provide enough food. That's pure hypocrisy to say lets keep smoke out of their lungs but not put food in their bellies. Provide some soup kitchens with the tobacco taxes instead of trying to keep Congress rolling in high salaries, benefits and more money to waste.