House Dems Propose $100 Billion Tax Hike Targeting The Poor - Washington Free Beacon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "Give them a choice, educate them, but don't create a prohibition or increase taxes so they have to go to other means," Marianos told the Free Beacon.
45% : It would increase taxes by 2,000 percent on chewing tobacco and 1,600 percent on pipe tobacco and snuff.
43% : "People of lower income are still consuming tobacco -- it's obviously not a financial decision -- so I don't think taxes are a good final solution to end cigarette smoking," Boesen told the Free Beacon.
40% : "Taxation should be based on the relative risk of products so that potentially less harmful products can compete more effectively with cigarettes, encouraging adult smokers uninterested in quitting to consider and choose lower-risk options," Hollon told the Free Beacon.
31% : The plan doubles the federal tax on cigarettes, which would break President Joe Biden's promise to raise taxes only on those earning more than $400,000.

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