Old tobacco playbook gets new use by e-cigarettes

[KharmaTrain]

72. Some $$ Figures...

...from my own personal experience. I smoked almost 2 packs a day for nearly 35 years...switched to ECigs two years ago and haven't had a "regular" cig since. At the time I stop with cigarettes, I was paying upwards of $7 a pack...of which $4.00 went to taxes...I figure it worked out to close to $100 a week or $5,200 a year. My Ecig costs me about $50 a month or about $600 for the year...I deal with a company that boasts "Made in the U.S.A."

I understand the concern about glamorizing E-Cigs to lure young kids into thinking they're cool and I don't agree with that. However for those who got hooked on tobacco and are looking for a way out, this has been the most effective method I've found. I'd never encourage anyone who doesn't smoke to using one but I surely do to my friends who still smoke cigarettes.

Unfortunately we've allowed "sin" taxes to fund some of our more crucial infrastructure matters...including schools. Hopefully the drop in cigarette smokers will break them of their addiction of taxing smokers and drinkers (and I don't drink) and go after the wealthier instead.

Cheers...