Stimulating the Economy

China's ultimatum: smoke or be fined

OFFICIALS in a county in central China have been told to smoke nearly a quarter million packs of locally made cigarettes annually or risk being fined, state media reports.

Inevitably, Americans will face similar orders down the road as the Statists struggle to keep their ponzi scheme going. After all:

"The regulation will boost the local economy via the cigarette tax,"

Got to feed the beast.