smoking kills... and can make you poorer

so, last night, i and some friends went to one of our favorite inuman to celebrate mordsith's birthday. you'll notice a lot of people finding a way to get to smoke cigar despite the smoking ban in the area. they'll go outside the establishment and puff their smoke.

with the sin tax law coming into implementation, you would think that people might actually think twice before they buy cigarette. i'm not particularly against it -- i am an occasional smoker myself. the government has to do what it has to do. i think prices will increase by more than 50%. (imagine how much it would cost a Rocky Patel Decade cigar which costs 223 USD per box of 20. whoa!) 

oh well... people will find a way to pay for their vices -- either increase their economic productivity or something else.