Posted on 07/07/2015 7:07:35 AM PDT by rktman
In its latest report on the “global tobacco epidemic,” the World Health Organization says that raising taxes is the No. 1 way to reduce use of the substance that can be harmful to human health.
The sweet spot, it says, is taxing products about 75 percent of their retail price.
“Raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most effective – and cost-effective – ways to reduce consumption of products that kill, while also generating substantial revenue,” WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said in a statement. “I encourage all governments to look at the evidence, not the industry’s arguments, and adopt one of the best win-win policy options available for health.”
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Oh my, ringing the dinner bell for the illegal cigarette trade. Back in the early 90s they tried that up here in Canada and illegal untaxed cigarettes were coming up through the native reserves in Quebec and Ontario by the truckload.
the cost of a pack of cigarettes in 1979 was about 35 cents, I don’t know what it is now, but the rest is all tax and lawsuits.
These do good liberals are amazing. If the “product kills” there should be a law against it not a method to raise revenue. But then again we are dealing with the criminal class in DC anyway.
In the non-tax cost, that is largely the lawsuits by the states that goes into the tobacco settlement fund.
What happen to the free market? Why don’t they tax cars, knives and pharmaceutical drugs that people die from?
“Raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most effective – and cost-effective – ways to reduce consumption of products that kill, while also generating substantial revenue,”
...hahahahaha! Stupid ass! Joe Kennedy, Al Capone made their fortunes from prohibition. This doofus is begging for black market sales.
Weird how the states plan on revenues on a declining base of users. Guess that’s why they try to keep raising the rates. And in the case here in NV they DID raise the tax rates. And I do know a couple of folks who have reached the tipping point for quitting.
America needs 75% less Government to survive.
Silly WHO. The most effective way is to ban their manufacture, sale, and possession. After all, this works for drugs, doesn’t it? Oops, that cuts off the money the Feds make off it. They can always confiscate enough to make up the difference. /s
The filter represents the tax.
Well, now in NV, a single pack is around $6.85. I used to get them at the ships store for about 25 cents in the early 70’s. Cheaper at sea. JoeProBono had a pictorial on this thread of cost break down. I may have to start ordering them online again.
of course they would never decide to tax other things (like fatty food) at 75% “for the common good” / sarc
If the Feds and state governments increase taxes on tobacco products up to seventy five percent,you’ll find a black market in cigarettes in no time at all.
The WHO can suck my ____K ...we subsidize the growing and not growing of tobacco in every farm bill...then for good measure allow the thieving lawyers to sue the hell out of Tobacco companies ( we subsidize) and the proceeds went mainly into public funds in direct violation of the courts orders...after the 300-700 hundred million went to the thieves with a license (lawyers....hell I buy 30 lbs a year from North carolina for peanuts and roll my own...ONLY MORONS buy by the pack....chemically treated and flavored tobacco creates the REAL bad complex carcinogens...what I buy is ALL natural...BIG difference....RAISE it and the black market will BOOM some more...and revenue will decrease as anything taxed too much...fkin morons.
Crap. Now they’ll have that to work on. Way to give them the idea. :>}
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