It may sound outrageous, but A Libertarian Future has an article that points out exactly that fact:
Ahead of the Pennsylvania primary Bernie Sanders was asked about Philadelphia’s proposed soda tax during a recent interview with “Meet The Press”. Hillary Clinton favors the tax but Bernie opposes it because he says it taxes the poor who are already struggling enough. Chuck Todd didn’t buy that answer and pressed Sanders to explain why he opposes the soda tax but favors cigarette taxes (which are much, much higher). Bernie explained that he thinks “cigarettes are different than soda” and that “there’s almost a question as to why [cigarettes]remain a legal product in this country”. Apparently, Bernie Sanders doesn’t realize that the cigarette taxes he favors are what got Eric Garner killed.Read the entire article here.
Admittedly, selling cigarettes without collecting a tax isn't just a "black thing". But these kinds of laws invite illegal behavior, which further invites the abuse of poor blacks (and poor people in general) by police forces everywhere.
We live in a time where we need to be cutting back on criminal laws, especially where the crimes are victimless. Increasing taxes only invites criminal behavior to bypass the taxes.
Even though Bernie Sanders gets called out on this, there are plenty of politicians in both major parties who have created this nanny government situation. This needs to stop.
People like to say that you are wasting your vote if you vote for a third party. However, this proves you are wasting LIVES if you vote for Democrats or Republicans.
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