is this indiana or massachusettes?

The great state of Indiana has always been a reliable red state. The term "Hoosier values" has always meant principled conservatism. Much to my horror, however, this great red state has morphed into the kind of blue state that would make Nancy Pelosi proud. All of the mayors in Indiana's largest cities are Democrat. Indiana's Congressional delegation has swung to the Democrats. The latest travesty? Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, the very definition of a RINO (Republican In Name Only), has just announced a tax increase to fund health insurance coverage for an additional 200,000 Hoosier adults. Here's how the complicated (Daniels calls it "nuanced") plan works.
According to Daniels, Indiana has the second highest rate of smoking in the U.S., and the third highest rate of cancer deaths. The Daniels plan would increase the state cigarette tax by anywhere from 25 cents per pack to 50 cents per pack(it's already 55.5 cents). The Guv says that the higher tax would fund state-subsidized health care coverage for as many as 200,000 adults. His goal is to have the Hoosier taxpayer foot the bill for health insurance for anyone at 200% of the poverty level and below. Governor RINO also says that the higher tax would help reduce the number of smokers in Indiana and improve our health.
OK, I know that I am just a wooden-headed conservative, but I am somewhat corn-fused about the new tax hike. First question---If the new tax successfully reduces the number of smokers in Indiana, won't the overall revenue generated by the tax begin to decrease? Second question---If the tax revenue generated by the cig tax declines, how does Governor RINO propose to cover the shortfall? With another tax? Third question---Why is it any of the governor's business if Hoosiers want to smoke? I ask this question as a non-smoker (I have never in my life smoked a cigarette) but also as something of a Libertarian on this issue. Fourth question---When did Ted Kennedy become governor of Indiana? Good grief! If this is how a Republican is going to do us, what is the purpose of voting? My-Man-Mitch is demonstrating that same kind of bassackwards liberal "reasoning" that has proved to be so disastrous in times past. What's next? An extra 50 cent tax on my Egg McMuffin and Breakfast Burrito to keep me from being such a fat slob? A 75 cent tax on a DQ milkshake to help me keep me from looking like the offspring of John Candy and Jackie Gleason? A $1 tax on a bottle of Captain Morgan to discourage drinking (if he does that, I'm storming the governor's mansion!)?
Hey, Mitch! Let me 'splain somethin' to you. A whole bunch of liberal Republicans were thrown out of office in November all across the country. Do you want to be next? Just keep at it with the tax increases for liberal social engineering programs, and you will be out on the street faster than you can say "Lincoln Chaffee!"