And thank you for supporting Twins baseball. Every so often an idea surfaces that is so perfect, so timely, that it seems almost too good. The notion of financing a new ballpark via a cigarette tax, for example, is absolutely brilliant. And that's at the current smoking levels in the state. Well, we can talk about that last one later.
Cigarettes go for about two bucks a pack.
Add another 25 cents to the purchase price. Gee, how terrible. Maybe my health-care costs would go down. Eventually, they'll keel over. The rest of society finally can get something in return.