[unbiasedtruth]

Okay, that's it. We just have to raise cigarette taxes in Mount Vernon and every other New York county.

Oh, but wait. Won't that just mean that smokers living along the border with other states will just cross the state line to purchase cigarettes at a lower prices?

Well then. We just need to get Hillary, our beloved savior Senator, to sponsor legislation to raise federal tobacco taxes, so that everyone will be forced to pay more for smokes.

Way to go New York. You raise tobacco taxes in hopes of raising revenue and the opposite happens. Funny, isn't? The same thing happens when income tax rates are increased. Most of the time, revenues decline.

[SheLion]

  Oh, but wait. Won't that just mean that smokers living along the border with other states will just cross the state line to purchase cigarettes at a lower prices?

No! That means that more smokers will buy from the Internet, the Reservations or roll their own. Simple as that!

 

[bandleader]

Is this a surprise?When ridership on MTA declined,what was the "LiboCrite" solution??True to form,their answer was to hike fares!!!!!!!!!!!!!