中国有个烟草专卖局,为政府部门序列。中国古代有盐铁专卖,近代有烟酒专卖,大抵因为利之所在。专卖局自然以利税增长为“政绩”。然而,烟草生产愈多,销售愈旺,利税愈丰,国人受害也愈烈。何况,这“政绩”是否堪夸,大可怀疑,因为据卫生经济学家的计算,花费于吸烟相关疾病的支出远高于 China has a tobacco monopoly bureau, which is a sequence of government departments. In ancient China, there was a monopoly of salt and iron. In modern times, there was a monopoly of tobacco and alcohol, probably because of profit. The Monopoly Bureau will naturally increase profits and taxes to “political achievements.” However, the more tobacco products are produced, the more prosperous the sales are, the more profitable and taxable, and the more serious the victims are. What’s more, whether this “political record” is highly praised is doubtful, because according to the calculation of health economists, spending on smoking-related diseases is much higher than