Question: Does the popularity of the SUVs and high-priced sports/

[zbdent]

luxury cars negate the argument against taxing cigarettes out the wazoo?

(Or, many other arguments about "taxing something to death").

SUVs have horrendous MPG standards, as do high-priced sports and luxury cars. Yet people were buying them, knowing that gas prices were truly bound to never stay low.

Now, the gasoline addiction is almost as strong as a nicotine addiction. Yet the nicotine addiction creates a truly physical (as well as psychological) need. Kinda like a kid who gets hooked on cocaine.

If people want the cigs so bad, they will put up their health and $$s just to have that fix.

The SUV/Sports/Luxury situation is a preventable (I live in northeast Ohio, and using a motorcycle is a sketchy possibility at best, for my situation). I drive a 1999 Ford Escort wagon, bought when gas was relatively cheap.

[libcurious]

1. I agree

If people want to drive them, then they have to pay more now. That is their expensive choice.
If they want to smoke them, no business of mine. It's their health on the line.
But don't ask to borrow my smoke-free VW.