THE WAGES OF SIN (CIGARETTE) TAXES:

Many of you reading this no doubt are cheering the authorities on. If it makes you feel better, that’s fine. But don’t delude yourselves into thinking government is going to stop at simply gouging taxpayers who smoke. The drive to control what you ingest, what you eat, what you drink, will use the tax system to whip you into shape. Snacks are the next target of the busybodies. Red meat is in the crosshairs as well. Restaurant meals will become more and more expensive, eventually being a luxury that all but the richest among us will be able to afford.

They won’t stop at cigarettes because this is not about your health, it’s about them gaining the power to control you. You are too stupid to know what’s best for you, so someone has to save you from your own human frailty.

That's right. It's not about sin -- or even taxes -- it's about control.