Feds are now in the cigarette industry

[SteamWake]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in the cigarettes that kill nearly a half-million people a year, to drastically curtail ads that glorify tobacco and to ban flavored products aimed at spreading the habit to young people.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090612/D98OQ0CG0.html

All well and good intentions except for one oversight. The taxes from these products make up a large portion of the tax income.

Someone will have to pick up the slack somewhere.

So far this week let see Feds involved in Cell phones, auto industry, banks, corporate management, Cigarettes, and Im sure Ive missed a few others.

Anyone else seeing a trend here?