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Cigarette tax a ‘gold mine’ for smugglers
The Delaware County Daily Times ^ | 4/24/09 | DAVE PICKRELL

Posted on 04/24/2009 6:17:38 AM PDT by TeknoBeck

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To: rockinqsranch

rockinqsranch worte:

“So I quit after 50 years of smoking. On my second week now without any real problems so far.”

You could not possibly have quit cold turkey. Nicotine is the most addictive substance on the planet, even more than heroine - so they say.

FYI, 40 years ago both my parent quit cold turkey, without patches or nicotine gum or clinics or anything else. They never looked back. My dad quit a year before my mom gave it up and in the mid 60s to boot (you could not escape smoke filled bars and restaurants back then).

I hope you continue to have no problems. Good for you.

The NappyOne


21 posted on 04/24/2009 7:15:58 AM PDT by NappyOne
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To: TeknoBeck
Gee, who could have possibly seen this coming?

Idiots.

22 posted on 04/24/2009 7:17:21 AM PDT by teenyelliott (Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
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To: TeknoBeck; Gabz; CSM; Eric Blair 2084
Ahhh yes, tha law of unintended (or intended) consequences.

If the lawmakers would just read the smoking, tobacco tax threads on FR they would already KNOW these things.

We've only been shouting them from the rooftops for years now, more than a decade for some.

23 posted on 04/24/2009 7:24:31 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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NO! If you smokers quit then the Osama Administration won't make their estimates on how much new revenue will come in from smokers and they will have to raise taxes elsewhere! [/sarcasm but true]
24 posted on 04/24/2009 7:27:20 AM PDT by McGruff (I guess it all depends upon what the meaning of "bow" is.)
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To: rockinqsranch

Libtard reasoning:

higher cig taxes cut down on smokers.

higher imcome taxes do not cut down on work.


25 posted on 04/24/2009 7:46:19 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: mylife

http://www.valuetobacco.com/

$41/lb. Makes 3 cartons. Tubes are $1.99-$2.99/carton. Machines are $6.75-$43.75.

I bought a year’s supply in advance, but unless they raise the taxes again, under $18 a full carton is not that bad.

I do think the crime will escalate to the point where they are going to have to scale back. Meat, sugar and dairy eaters, take note. They will have to make up the money, somewhere. Of course, SCHIP is going to be totally overwhelmed by demand, there will never be enough money to support it and it is going to disappoint a lot of people, anyway.


26 posted on 04/24/2009 3:33:16 PM PDT by reformedliberal (Are we at high crimes or misdemeanors, yet?)
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Thanks, but realistically you are going to get about 2.5 cartons per lb tops because of the “shake”

D&R has repackaged as “pipe cut” to avoid the tax but it still works in injection machines http://www.smoke-n-chew.com/

20~30 per 14 oz bag. This is the best stuff on the market.


27 posted on 04/24/2009 3:41:45 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Interesting, thanx.

After I get somewhat over 2.5 cartons of 100mm cigarettes from a one pound bag, I mix the finer stuff that is left into the next pound bag. I basically *fold* it into the top 1/3 of the new package so it doesn’t all just sift back down again. The *shake* I have left is not dust and does still contain some shreds. After injecting a pack, I make sure to press all the air out of the bag of tobacco before resealing it. That way, it doesn’t dry out as much or so quickly. I do get 3 cartons/1 pound and have for years. If I smoked shorter cigarettes, I am sure it would be 3+ cartons/pound.


28 posted on 04/24/2009 4:11:27 PM PDT by reformedliberal (Are we at high crimes or misdemeanors, yet?)
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Good Idea.

You will get 2 cartons per 14 oz D&R bag http://ryorevolution.com/d_r-tobaccos.html

I haven’t tried the new cut. The manufacturer assures me it still works fine in injection machines.

I stocked up before the tax too.


29 posted on 04/24/2009 4:15:49 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Just another Joe

No Bootlegger Left Behind Act.


30 posted on 04/24/2009 7:47:14 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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