Ping
Hey they already upped my pack by 80 cents in Chicago!
Call your Rep toll free: 1-800-648-3516
Blast them! The states have imposed extortionist taxes on us already! Give them an ear full!
How much is a pack of smokes in Michigan ?
Meanwhile, a number of House Democrats say the increase unfairly affects low-income adults who might have a more difficult time quitting smoking and being able to afford smoking cessation aids.
Isn't it nice to see the Democrats having feelings for the poor. "Might not be able to afford smoking cessation aids". This takes the cake. If they stop smoking they would have plenty of money to afford the aids. Not that I support the tax increase, which I don't, but once again logic is totally lacking in the Democratic Party.
It will have been seven years next month since I had my last smoke.
There have been at least a half dozen other times that I have 'quit for good' since I started smoking before the Surgeon General talked down to me by putting warnings on each pack. Any kid with half a brain knows that ingesting smoke of any kind into their lungs is not good for them. I did and I still miss lighting up. But, this time, I think I've kicked the habit for good.
That said, if I were still smoking, I think I would be growing and rolling my own.
A more honest proposal by the legeslature would be
1) Make cigarettes illegal.
2) Put a lifetime yearly tax on all former smokers of $1600.00 per year just because they used to smoke.
3) Life in prison for anyone having anything to do with
the inevitable black market that will spring up after this
new law passes.
MORONS!
This is a big reason I buy on line from a reservation in NY. Of course, the state thinks I quite and their behaviour modification was a success. Now they can't live without my money!
My two reps voted against the tobbaco tax. If they vote for it they're toast and they know it. This will not pass.
Jennifer should build a "cool city" out of zebra mussells, launch it onto Lake Superior and float back to "cool" Canada.