What Bill de Blasio doesn't get about the minimum wage and cigarettes

Another day, another proposed social engineering tax for the residents of New York City. While former Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a well-known anti-soda crusader, even going so far as an attempted ban on the beloved “Big Gulp,” current Mayor Bill de Blasio has another target: cigarettes.

Wednesday, de Blasio announced a new initiative aimed at curbing smoking in the Big Apple by raising the minimum price of cigarettes to $13 per pack. New York already has the highest minimum price in the nation at $10.50 per pack.