Tax & Expense for Mostly the Poor

a Tax and an Expense of Choice

What income level do you think smokes the most and what income level do you think plays the lottery the most?

I am pretty sure it is the poor.

The proposed hike on taxes on tobacco will be a tax tab the poor will say, “I got it!”

And what income level is most likely to attend college in Georgia and most likely take advantage of the Hope Scholarship?

I am pretty sure it is the upper middle class. The elite rich kids don’t want to be bothered taking the time to apply for the Hope Scholarship.

The Hope Scholarships are paid for by lottery funds.

Again, when the upper middle class kids go off to college it is the poor that picks up the tab.

Is this fair? Because smoking and playing the lottery are vices of choice, it seems fair to me.