Rand Paul Thinks Taxes Are Partly To Blame For Eric Garner's Death

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) thinks the death of Eric Garner is symbolic of a much larger problem in American society: politicians levying taxes on things like cigarettes.

During an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball" Wednesday evening, Paul said that it was hard to watch the video of Garner being put in a chokehold and not be "horrified."

"But I think there's something bigger than just the individual circumstances," Paul said. "Obviously the individual circumstances are important, but I think it's also important to know that some politician put a tax of $5.85 on a pack of cigarettes, so they've driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/rand-paul-eric-garner_n_6265960.html

 

[tod evans]

so they've driven cigarettes underground by making them so expensive."

That was their stated intention, raise the price high enough that folks couldn't afford to buy them.

 

[CaptUSA]

But... But...

If people don't buy 'em by the pack, how will they ever see the government's dire warning labels?!