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Lower taxes anger cigarette foes
The Sacramento Bee ^
| 09/15/2002
| John Hill
Posted on 09/15/2002 6:06:52 PM PDT by jdontom
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:43:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Tax change angers cigarette foes The old rule was deemed 'unfair,' but critics predict an increase in smoking. By John Hill -- Bee Capitol Bureau Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Sunday, September 15, 2002 A regulation adopted last week by the state's tax board will lower the cost of some cigarettes and drain millions of dollars from the beleaguered state treasury.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: lowertaxes
Can this be, I could not believe my eyes, maybe times they are a changin.
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posted on
09/15/2002 6:06:52 PM PDT
by
jdontom
To: jdontom
A regulation adopted last week by the state's taxboard will lower the cost of some cigarettes anddrain millions of dollars from the beleaguered state treasury.Well no, John. Not really. You see, that money
is not in the state treasury. It is in people's pockets.
But if you were to say the regulation would
allow millions of dollars to stay with the people
who earned it, it just wouldn't be the same
would it? Isn't that what they teach you
guys at the Columbia School of Fraudcasting?
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posted on
09/15/2002 6:24:06 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: jdontom
They do not want to admit that it's not about confusing tax laws, it's about the fact that smokers may actually be buying less cigarettes because of prohibitive taxes and you can't have that because it takes money AWAY from the state. They finally figured it out that these stupid taxes screw them over.
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posted on
09/15/2002 7:25:46 PM PDT
by
goodieD
To: goodieD
Your right, there buying less smokes and getting them from the internet which means less money in their coffers. If they would lower their taxes and be competive with the internet prices they would have more money to play with...But that wouldn't be Politicly Correct...
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posted on
09/15/2002 7:40:59 PM PDT
by
jdontom
To: jdontom
"A regulation adopted last week by the state's tax board will lower the cost of some cigarettes and drain millions of dollars from the beleaguered state treasury. "
Join the Smoker's Tea Party by getting your cigarettes on line from overseas. I use yesmoke.com and get my Camel 100's for $14.95 from Switzerland. And they arrive at my door! LOL Pass it on-everyone knows people who smoke. Let the greedy states live with ZERO tax money! We've had enough!
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posted on
09/15/2002 10:09:49 PM PDT
by
brat
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