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The tobacco tax does help reduce smoking.

In turn this raise revenue for the government.

Reduces health care expediture.

Reduces the cost to business from having sick employees.

Keeps people working longer (more tax revenue for government and saving for business in having to hire and train new employees more often.)

If people are not spending money on smokes they will spend in other area of the economy which help simulate growth in other areas.

Then there is the quit industry selling nicorates , patches , hypno therapy etc

So the tax does have knock effects that may cost jobs in he tobacco industry but produces jobs elsewhere and as a whole is better for the economy.

So maybe your comparison is spot on.