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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Over 45% of all income earners pay no taxes.

While I am not in favor of social engineering via taxation, I am all in favor of low income earners paying their “fair share”. Or at least putting some skin in the game. If it is via cig taxes, so be it.

6 posted on 04/13/2013 12:19:04 PM PDT by llevrok (2013: The USA is in a Cold Civil War.)
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To: llevrok

It’s a user tax too, which has an element of fairness built in. Don’t want to pay it? Don’t smoke.


8 posted on 04/13/2013 12:33:54 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: llevrok
While I am not in favor of social engineering via taxation, I am all in favor of low income earners paying their “fair share”. Or at least putting some skin in the game. If it is via cig taxes, so be it.

I understand your point, however, cigarette smokers have always had "skin in the game." Even back in the mid 90s the price of a pack of cigarettes was more than 50% tax. That percentage is by far much higher now. The so-called Master Settlement Agreement added 45cents to a pack and that was in 1998. States have been raising taxes on them willy nilly since hen. And his heinous nearly tripled the fed tax on them within a month after being inaugurated.

Cigarette smokers have had MORE "skin in the game" than non-smokers for quite a long time. It's time to attack a different minority.

18 posted on 04/13/2013 5:42:07 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: llevrok
While I am not in favor of social engineering via taxation, I am all in favor of low income earners paying their “fair share”. Or at least putting some skin in the game. If it is via cig taxes, so be it.

I understand your point, however, cigarette smokers have always had "skin in the game." Even back in the mid 90s the price of a pack of cigarettes was more than 50% tax. That percentage is by far much higher now. The so-called Master Settlement Agreement added 45cents to a pack and that was in 1998. States have been raising taxes on them willy nilly since hen. And his heinous nearly tripled the fed tax on them within a month after being inaugurated.

Cigarette smokers have had MORE "skin in the game" than non-smokers for quite a long time. It's time to attack a different minority.

20 posted on 04/13/2013 5:50:35 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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