which is good. right. and we re going to institute the buffett rule which he presents as an ethical claim on the fair share. i think they re problematic ways to finance the government. on cigarette taxes, it s the most regressive major tax that the governments levy. it is effective in reducing smoking rates. fewer people to smoke. it causes people to smoke less. a problem that creates is it s a declining source of revenue as the cigarette tax works and gets people to quit smoking, the revenues taper off. we re going to have the cigarette tax to pay for this program. over time, the revenues become insufficient to pay for the program. i also think if something like universal pre-k is of a lot of value, you ought to make a case for the public to finance it with a broad based tax. the president comes in and says we re going to have a major expansion of the federal government and create a universal health care entitlement, but somebody else will pay for it. with the exception fts ciga