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Report: 57% of Cigarettes Sold in New York Are Smuggled
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| 03-19-2014
| Denver Nicks
Posted on 03/21/2014 7:00:51 PM PDT by PaulCruz2016
A majority of the cigarettes for sale in New York are illegally smuggled into the state, according to a report out Wednesday from the conservative research group the Tax Foundation.
According to the report, 56.9% of the cigarettes sold in New York—the highest importer of smuggled cigarettes—originated from out of state. Since 2006, cigarette smuggling in the state has risen sharply, by 59%, in tandem with a massive hike in cigarette taxes of 190%. New York state now has the highest cigarette taxes in the country, at $4.35 a pack. Residents of NYC must also pay an extra $1.50 per pack.
The state with the highest rate of outbound cigarette smuggling is relatively low tax New Hampshire, which is only a short drive away from New York.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: blackmarket; cigarettes; fnyc; nannystate; newhampshire; newyork; ny; nyc; smoking; smuggling; tobacco
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To: doc1019
Then you can buy at the local Indian reservation.
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:49:18 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: doc1019
In New York City, the difference is about $5.85 per pack, or nearly $60 per carton at retail. In other words, you can save nearly $6.00 per pack buying smuggled smokes in NYC.
Liberal busybodies can be so damn dumb.
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:49:55 PM PDT
by
Milton Miteybad
(I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
To: Caipirabob
Not as cheap as I can roll them myself.
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:50:30 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: doc1019
Sorry, I meant the supplies. Cheers!
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:51:34 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Milton Miteybad
AMEN! Now they have to put out the money to try and stop all the smuggling.
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:52:23 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: doc1019
Around here, legal smokes are about $80/carton while the going rate on the black market is $20-25.
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:53:32 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
To: Caipirabob
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posted on
03/21/2014 7:54:16 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: PaulCruz2016; SheLion; Eric Blair 2084; -YYZ-; 31R1O; 383rr; AFreeBird; AGreatPer; Alamo-Girl; ...
Nanny State PING!
To: PaulCruz2016
DUH.
A federal tax is needed to stop interstate arbitrage.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:05:20 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: PaulCruz2016
In the 1970's when my sales territory was all the states East of the Mississippi I would visit North Carolina before going to NY and NJ and fill a suitcase with smokes and pull in an extra $200 per trip.
Probably pull in a grand or more at today's prices.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:06:59 PM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: Drango
“DUH.
A federal tax is needed to stop interstate arbitrage.”
Ah yes, spoken like a good servant to the supreme government.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:09:45 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(This is not just stupid, we're talking Democrat stupid here.)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Ah yes, spoken like a true addict.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:11:11 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: PaulCruz2016
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:11:26 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(The bad news: Hillary Clinton will be the next President. The Good news: Our principles are intact.)
To: PaulCruz2016
so what is the penalty for smuggling or selling untaxed ny cigarettes in ny?
To: PaulCruz2016
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:14:45 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Ouderkirk
A pack of cigarettes in NYC is close to $12 per pack and more for loosies ($2.00 per stick)Wow! I quit smoking cigarettes 10 years ago when they went to around $3.40 a pack here in California. They were just 25¢ a pack when I started smoking in the mid 1960s.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:15:03 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: Drango
Spoken like someone who is addicted to a government solution to all the ills of a society.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:15:36 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(This is not just stupid, we're talking Democrat stupid here.)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
No one cares how gay you are.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:16:53 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
You seem to be obsessed with it. What you looking for a hookup. Look elsewhere.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:18:42 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(This is not just stupid, we're talking Democrat stupid here.)
To: doc1019
I’m sure the Feds are hot on the trail of this and our cheap pleasure is doomed in the near future.The scum sucking slime bags are probably already scheduling a no knock raid on your house, so be careful.
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posted on
03/21/2014 8:50:38 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
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