trans fat tax

It seems to me the ban on trans fat is picking up momentum. I heard on the radio this morning that my home state, New Jersey, is considering doing so. I wonder where they will draw the line. After all, there are many things that are just as bad (if not worse) for us. How about a ban on tobacco? Tobacco is certainly worst since second hand smoke hurts non-smokers also. Oh yeah, I forgot about the big tobacco company and their lobbyists. The US had tried out-lawing alcohol before and we all know how that turned out. So how about if we following the tobacco example and impose a trans fat tax. Afterall, we are charging people so that they can get lung cancer. Why not also charge people so that they can clog up their arteries?