Comments on: Robbing the Poor to Pay for SCHIP http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/01/robbing-the-poor-to-pay-for-schip/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/01/robbing-the-poor-to-pay-for-schip/#comment-7611 Catron Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:03:41 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/01/robbing-the-poor-to-pay-for-schip/#comment-7611 It's "heavily disputed" only by the frauds who make the preposterous claim that SCHIP can be paid for with a cig tax. It’s “heavily disputed” only by the frauds who make the preposterous claim that SCHIP can be paid for with a cig tax.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/01/robbing-the-poor-to-pay-for-schip/#comment-7608 Marc Brown Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:37:17 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/10/01/robbing-the-poor-to-pay-for-schip/#comment-7608 'And, as I point out here, a recent study shows that low-income people continue to buy tobacco products in the same quantities even when taxes cause the price to go up.' As you well know this study is heavily disputed. For a start, it looks at number of smokers not number of cigarettes smoked. ‘And, as I point out here, a recent study shows that low-income people continue to buy tobacco products in the same quantities even when taxes cause the price to go up.’

As you well know this study is heavily disputed. For a start, it looks at number of smokers not number of cigarettes smoked.

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