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Sunday, December 07, 2003


Cigarette tax to fund our public schools in Texas? Has it really come to this? Looks like it has. Smokers are an easy target, but at least Bill has an eye for things to come:
Bill Orzechowski, an anti-cigarette tax consultant, disputed the efficiency of a cigarette tax to pay for public schools. He argued that revenue would gradually decline as the number of smokers declines, while the "voracious appetite" of education funding increases over time.
Gee, I wonder who Bill works for. . . . Oh wait, here's the big finish:
Orzechowski, whose research was largely funded by the tobacco industry, also cautioned that Texans would go to the Internet or neighboring states for cheaper cigarettes.
Now that's the best program I've ever heard. Sucking off the state taxes of our neighboring states. This plan works well for those of us in Orange, Wellington, and El Paso, but what about those poor unfortunate soles in Brady, Goldwaithe, and Early? There's several hundred miles between you and cheep cigarettes in Oklahoma if you live in Waxahachie.



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