Insane Propensity for Taxation of "Sin"

I know this is just my local Texas complaint, but I thought it worth putting here. The discrimination against smokers aside, does anyone out there share my disgust with our political heroes taxing sin because they know there will be "holier than thou" support from the majority of people?

I submitted a "Letter to the Editor" that I'll paste here for context, but I am getting tired of the logic that says we'll increase revenue by adding new tax burdens on people, yet the tax burden is inherently designed to reduce the bad behavior that would purportedly generate the revenue in the first place.

"On the cigarette tax increase:

When our political heroes discuss increasing the cigarette tax, they tell THEMSELVES they will help reduce smoking related illness and curb the smoking desires of our innocent children. They tell US they will generate badly needed revenue. Which is it? If smoking goes down, the revenue increase they promise us will fall short of target.

I have an idea they'll never implement. Add an equivalent tax for any non-smoker that uses a non-smoking bar, restaurant, or public establishment subject to taxation. Levy a surcharge for every drink, or meal, or purchase payable to the State. There's one that will guarantee the target revenue numbers. In fact, the revenue will actually increase over time as the number of places in Austin and across Texas prohibiting smoking increases."