This is a class blog for the students of POLSCI 426: Congressional Politics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Doyle asks for smoking ban
Doyle is proposing a dollar increase on all cigerette packs and a ban in all public buildings on cigarrettes. In regards to the cigarette tax I find it clever to push what amounts to a tax hike on what is prodominetly the working class. The rational is that this will get them to stop smoking. Thamks Papa' Doyle, people aren't responsible to make informed choices for themselves. Next is the smoking ban, what ever happened to letting the free market serve the wants of consumers (find a fancy restaurant, heck find ANY restaurant that still allows smoking. This is a classical case of oppresion of the majority, why should we all pay more taxes when we can push it on a few? why should I have to choose what restaurant/ bar to attend when I can impose my will on others? How soon will it be until college citizens are ticketed for tobacco posession?
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