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While some of us here are holding Obama's feet to the fire by being facetious and taking his campaign promise literally, there are some that do see this as a broken campaign promise and is directly affecting their lives in a negative way.
What's troubling to me, is the fact that everytime the government tries to raise revenue, it targets tobacco, alcohol, firearms and/or gambling, and imposes additional taxes on these items/industries.
The last time I checked, tobacco wasn't illegal, so people can freely choose whether or not they want to partake in it's usage or not. The argument of health concerns is bs, because we can argue obesity, car emissions and a myriad of other causes in regard to health issues. We live in a free society, we should be able to choose without being taxed out of our freedoms.
What's troubling to me, is the fact that everytime the government tries to raise revenue, it targets tobacco, alcohol, firearms and/or gambling, and imposes additional taxes on these items/industries.
The last time I checked, tobacco wasn't illegal, so people can freely choose whether or not they want to partake in it's usage or not. The argument of health concerns is bs, because we can argue obesity, car emissions and a myriad of other causes in regard to health issues. We live in a free society, we should be able to choose without being taxed out of our freedoms.