The US government collected billions in revenue from smokers, drinkers, and shooters in FY09.
$20.6 billion dollars were collected by the treasury for alcohol, tobacco, and firearms sales.
Collections were up by $6 billion and this was mostly attributed to increase taxes on cigarettes, but another portion of the spike was due to a rush to buy guns and ammunition as people who believed Obama would restrict or ban sales of guns and ammo.
So why isn't Obama taking credit for this?
Why isn't the press tanking us for "clinging" to our guns and keeping the revenue flowing?
We know they will never thank us; they never thank the smokers or drinkers, but they would criticize them if they all stopped and "hurt the children".
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