oldie B. Justify your answer 1. Mr. Kim, a candidate for the state legislature, is proposing a large increase in the tax on cigarettes and liquor. He says, "I'm not proposing these taxes to raise revenue, but to discourage reckless drinking and the filthy habit of smoking. If the prices of cigarettes and booze go up, most people will quit using them. After all, no one has to drink or smoke." 2. KSJ, a candidate for Congress, proposes freezing the price of gasoline. "There is no substitute for gasoline," he says. "People have to get from one place to another. Economists who say higher prices will discourage people from buying as much gas as before don't live in the real world."