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Posted on 10/18/2007 8:08:58 AM PDT by vietvet67
(CNSNews.com) - The increase in federal tobacco taxes that congressional Democrats are proposing to fund their new healthcare initiative is being praised by anti-smoking advocates as an effective way to discourage tobacco sales.
"We are strongly in favor of the SCHIP proposal," Erika Sward, director of National Advocacy for the American Lung Association, told Cybercast News Service. "We see it as a win-win for children's health."
"The first win is that the cigarette tax will be increased by 61 cents, which will have a significant impact on youth smoking rates," she said. "And the other win is that millions of children, including those with lung disease, will be able to have health insurance as a result."
The tax hikes would include raising the federal cigarette tax from 39 cents to one dollar. Additionally, the tax cap on cigars would be raised from five cents to three dollars, a 6,000 percent increase.
The additional revenue would fund an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP), which Democrats want to increase by $50 billion over five years. The expanded program would provide state-funded healthcare for all Americans under the age of 25 from families with an annual income under $83,000.
Patrick Reynolds, executive director of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free America and grandson of tobacco magnate R.J. Reynolds, endorsed SCHIP and contended that the additional tobacco taxes could potentially save billions of dollars in healthcare costs every year by discouraging smoking.
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Time to have my cigars illegally shipped in from Canada.....
So who pays for it when I quit smoking cigars?
Does this mean that as a non smoker someone else is going to pay for my share of the bill ? I guess booze is next ? No Teddy would never allow that.
My parents and 17 year old sister smoke, my closest friends do, I’m a non-smoker, hate second hand smoke and I STILL oppose SCHIP.
This is the “Rush Limbaugh tax”
My exact thoughts.
People are showing their comraderie with Rush and each other by smoking cigars.
This is just another leftwing snipe.
I smoke just one cigar a day, but this abomination would cost me over $1000 a year. But it won’t; first because Congress will not override the President’s veto and second, even if they do, I will change my “purchasing behavior” so that I will not ever pay it. That’s a promise.
Black market already developing. Organized crime rubbing its hands together as government and liberals prepare to put major industry in its pockets. Cost overruns on expensive government programs funded by decreasing government tax collections will be funded by increased taxes across the board. Nothing was learned from 20’s prohibition on alcohol and the whole stupid experience will have to repeat itself.
1. You can't even claim a 24 year old as a "dependent", so how can a "family" have a "child" who is 24?
2. Does this mean a 24 year old with an income of $82,000 gets free healthcare?
I think Schip is spelled wrong.
- Dennis Miller
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Smokers pay enough already.
Why is it when Clinton had sex with an 18-19 year old, she was an adult but when it comes to spending tax money a 24 year old is a child?
when in the course of human events...
Puff
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