Congress doesn't want you to roll you own

Patriot Room ^ | January 26, 2009 | Clyde Middleton

[clyde_m]

The Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of Americareleased a news flash today that contains an interesting provision tucked into the S-CHIP legislation (children's health insurance): An increase the federal excise tax on roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco from $1 per pound of tobacco, to over $24 per pound: a staggering 2,100% increase.

[villagerjoel]

Glad their tackling the important issues.

[villagerjoel]

Woops!

"Glad they´re tackling the important issues."

[muawiyah]

With that kind of price what you do is convert your marijuana closet into your tobacco closet.

Through the careful use of LED growlights you can grow your own as fast as you use it.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

It’s hard to believe that this is the same country that once had a Boston Tea Party and a Whiskey Rebellion.

[dblshot]

People roll there own like Buglar because it is cheaper. If it costs as much to roll your own as to buy ‘em why bother?

[Red in Blue PA]

Wonder what the taxes on ammo reloading equipment will be?

[Yo-Yo]

It’s hard to believe that this is the same country that once had a Boston Tea Party and a Whiskey Rebellion.

Or the same country that passed Prohibition and gave rise to NASCAR out of running moonshine to evade the "Revooners."

[Excellence]

Where does one buy seeds for tobacco?

[Zevonismymuse]

Good gosh almighty!! This will result in my hubby returning to the pre-rolled variety. He won’t have to think about it when he pops one in his mouth. I like the roll your own because he has to give considerable thought and effort to every single cigarette he smokes.

[GeronL]

yup. taxing it to death

[libertarian27]

http://www.seedman.com/Tobacco.htm
Here

[Drango]

Good. The tax needs to be on the tobacco leaf rather than on cigarettes alone.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

I’ve heard of “revenooers”, but what’s a “revooner”?? :)

[pandoraou812]

See this yet?

[jimt]

A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.

But apparently your desire to run other people's lives has no limits at all.

[muawiyah]

You can buy tobacco seeds at your seed and bait shop.

Or, try Burpee's catalog.

People plant it as a hedge plant around vegetable gardens because it kills bugs. You can also buy a plant called nicotinia ~ does the same thing.

Just checking Google.com, I see that they have an entire specialty board set up that does a total net search for you.

Must be popular stuff.

If you purchase it to grow for purposes of "consumption" you owe the tax on it ~ so make it look like you're using it as a hedge plant or something.

Now these plants get really big, so they're kind of hard to hide ~ tax people everywhere too.

[libertarian27]

Ping~

When Roll your own is taxed this high people will shift to growing their own [completely legal] or the “government forced” black market.

[pandoraou812]

ping

[D Rider]

I’ve heard of “revenooers”, but what’s a “revooner”?? :)

I suspect that's how it sounds after quality testing your product.