Which class is affected the most ?

* During the campaign and even as president, Obama has promised not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000

Taxes will be going up in 2011. Obama has made it clear he does not plan to stop that.

When you pay more taxes, we call that a tax increase. Obama is lying we he says he will not raise taxes on those under $250,000.

Freefromself, eating is something we all need to do to survive. Cigarettes, used as intended, do nothing but destroy people’s health and lives. I think there is a big difference. If the tax will get some people to stop smoking and ultimately save a few lives, it is more than worth it.

B.) Middle C.) Poor

There is the correct answer.

Also Dude and Utopia, Obesity Is number one on the list today as far as health care costs. -diabetes -heart disease -muscle/joint pain -knee / ankle damage

Should we start charging a fat tax?

:) The “smoking” class is who it impacts…when you add up the health car costs with long term smoking (my mom’s hospital bills were WAY more money than the lifetime spend on cigarrettes, and she smoked for decades)…it only makes sense to try to offset those hospital bills with some kind of tax.

if smokers weren’t using more than their ‘fair share’ of health insurance, doctors, hospitals, etc, then it wouldn’t make sense to tax it further.

I know, filletofspam, that was just an example from my mom’s experience when she finally stopped smoking after she had an almost, but not quite, stroke.

Which class does this affect the most: A) upper B) middle C) poor ?

D) smokers

Yes, dude. Excellent response, now lets see if you get a reply.

Thank you dude for a spot on answer.