Nice idea, but reference the “Free State Project” of the libertarians. NH is still pretty left, afaik. NH is also in FAR better shape both finanacially and infrastructure-wise, with a lot fewer urbanites.
Smokers warned the powers that be that constantly raising the tax was going to lead to this point, but gov’ts and anti-smoking Gnatzis (thanx Gabz) “knew better”, thinking that smokers wouldn’t find ways around the taxes, including quitting outright. It looks like the demonized weren’t kidding, doesn’t it?
I’m a quitter, btw. There are a couple of shots floating around the interweb that show me smoking, but they are over 5 years old. When a local “administrative body” (unelected super-council) put a tax on smokes that went up every 6 months automatically on top of the provincial and federal taxes that did the same, I said “Enough!” I was a minimum 1 1/2 packs a day guy, too.
I used to keep a carton in the freezer, two packs in the glovebox, and two packs in my locker at work. One night I ran out of smokes, so I went to the locker, nothing, the glovvie, nothing, so I decided then and there to drop the habit, and it’s stuck ever since.
I’m not calling for the free staters.
Conservative retirees would be a good place to start but they would still need to find means to protect their money from taxation while they vote for more favorable taxation and policies.
We have a great deal of pent up potential in Michigan. As I’ve mentioned we have the Antrim gas formation, unbeatable hunting and fishing, good solid conservatives outside the cities. Very important is the fact that we have a few “tipping point” congressional districts that can be moved to the right or moved from RINO to conservative.
Good for you on stopping. I have always and will always be supportive of those who choose to stop smoking - as long as they don’t turn into gnatzies!!!!
I live just a few miles south of the Maryland/Virginia line. The number of out of state plates I see at the various cigarette “outlets” on a daily basis is unbelievable.