Now I know for a fact, at least half of the gay men smoking it up in the Northside club-hopping area are indeed greatly responsible for electing nuts like Rod Blagojevich who finally catered to the big-goverment loving Democrats and signed a statewide smoking ban just a few days ago. This new law trumps any local laws set up the gave exceptions for bar and restaurant owners.
Moving forward, just yesterday, the Democratic majority in the state of Illinois voted 6-3 to approve a statewide 75 cent increase on their cigarette tax making the total tax $1.73.
The new law will give the state $328 million estimated to pay for roads that we already pay tolls on to use. They also boast that it could force some to quit smoking.
That’s the trade off I suppose, either “give us your money or give up your life.”
Indiana is really starting to look much better to me.
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I’m just wondering. With the use of tobacco being reduced; either by laws of state or laws of survival, how is tobacco subsidy being reflected?
I bet if you imposed a booze tax that is equal to the smoking, then the queens would go crazy!
Maybe not – they like to drink, I guess to forget the oppression they are under from the heterosexuals.
Poor things!
We’ve had smoking bans in place here in the Dallas and Fort Worth area for a while. Irritating at best. I don’t smoke, but could give a flip about those who do. If I don’t wanna inhale smoke, I don’t go to the bar that night. Smoking is just another way to chip away at our freedoms. The government knows best !!!!