[Thisiswhoweare]

We moved to Henry County, GA with realitives two months ago and were used to cheaper smokes having lived in VA. I heard their Dem governor plans to raise the tax on 'em through the roof! When will they learn that backfires on them and smokers find alternatives (like you mentioned in your earlier post) rolling your own.

BTW, voted. Even though they don't care what we think when they push these restrictions through.

[Gabz]

I heard their Dem governor plans to raise the tax on 'em through the roof!

You are correct....he wants to increase the tax from 2.5 cents a pack to 75 cents.

I have a feeling that proposal is not going to fly with the retailers along the borders, and particularly over here on the Eastern shore. In the 8 miles from my house to the Maryland line there are no less than 6 cigarette outlet stores.

[SheLion]

BTW, voted. Even though they don't care what we think when they push these restrictions through.

Polls are virtually useless. But, it's a kick to bump em up.

I don't know when the lawmakers will ever learn. It's the American Way to shop cheap. It's our civic duty.

So I wonder how long they think they can keep taxing us to death on a legal commodity before we wise up! It's their loss!