http://reason.com/archives/2010/05/13/leave-the-gamblers-alone
The government wanting to limit our freedoms once again. I've always considered buying stocks a gamble. So is buying a house, so is dating someone with a different background. It is a bit of a slippery slope. The gambling line is an arbitrary fixture right now with not definite criteria when all is considered. I believe people should be able to smoke if they want to. It's their right in the appropriate place, but now we see huge taxes and fees levied against these people. Morally I object to it, but when someone's freedoms are curtailed, I do not agree.
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I think that Joseph Smith said it best: "I teach the people good principles and they govern themselves." While I would never smoke, I am opposed to them being taxed, especially because this is a tax on the poor, which the government knows full well. It is just like the lottery, just one big tax on the poor. The government loves taking away risk, even though it leads to a much worse outcome than the worst outcome the original "risk" the person was taking.
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