ONE PLEDGE WELL WORTH BREAKING:

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke (CALVIN WOODWARD, 4/01/09, AP)

One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday.

The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or individuals under $200,000.

This is one tax that disproportionately affects the poor, who are more likely to smoke than the rich.

It's not just a tax on consumption but a sin tax as well.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 1, 2009 1:23 PM