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RHODE ISLAND SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY 2001
2 September 2002

Posted on 09/02/2002 4:03:14 AM PDT by SheLion

RHODE ISLAND SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY 2001  

Rhode Island smokers comprise only 23.5% of the adult population in the state. Here is what they already pay because they choose to buy a legal product:

                                                                                              $133,535,840
Smokers’ Economic/Tax Profile

Total annual payment to Rhode Island per smoker $709

Rhode Island Smoker Facts

CIGARETTES DON’T PAY TAXES – RHODE ISLAND SMOKERS DO!!

Rhode Island Data Sources

Total Packs sold = 799,464,000 (Orzechowski & Walker Tax Burden On Tobacco 2001 from Rhode Island Department of Revenue)

Excise Taxes Paid = Orzechowski & Walker Tax Burden On Tobacco 2001 from Rhode Island Department of Revenue packs sold

Sales Taxes Paid= packs sold multiplied by sales tax rate (7% or $.27 per pack)

Settlement payment amount (Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids)

Number of smokers (188,215)= Census Bureau 2000 Rhode Island 18+ population (1,046,319) multiplied by CDC’s 2000 percent of adults who are smokers (23.5)

Total paid per smoker excise & sales taxes = total excise and sales taxes paid (89,035,840) divided by number of smokers (188,215)

Total paid per smoker for settlement payments = settlement payments amount divided by number of smokers

Smokers’ median income per CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2000, public use data

State annual income tax liability from PayBreeze software of General Programming, Inc., San Jose, California, which utilizes the Exact Calculation Method

Smoker facts from Rhode Island State Budget Office, FY 2002 Budget as Enacted, p. 17-18, Online at

http://www.budget.state.ri.us/

Jobs created and personal/corporate income tax paid from Economic Impact of Tobacco 1997



TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Government; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: contributions; michaeldobbs; pufflist; smokers; taxes; tobacco
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To: Dakmar
You are just stealing money from the state treasury, stealing food from the mouths of hungry children, and stealing money from the hands of parents of hungry children who would rather use their money for something other than feeding their hungry children.

The above statement that you made just tells me that you have NOT read my thread!  HOW is paying into the state $133,535,840 anyway NEAR taking food from the mouths of the children?  Can you explain that please?

If smokers are paying INTO, there is NO way they are taking OUT!

You DO realize that this money coming into Rhode Island is totally paid by smokers who pay taxes on cigarettes, do you not!  As with ALL the states!

21 posted on 09/03/2002 3:55:18 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Dakmar
The Manson Family used tobacco, you know?

  The following Famous People smoke DID YOU KNOW????  This is just a PARITAL list!

You can go to Famous People Who Smoke to find out all the rest.  And believe me, there is quite a few!!!

 

22 posted on 09/03/2002 4:23:26 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: *all
A partial list of Famous People who smoke:

Jerry O'Connell, Britney Spears, Ryan O'Neal, Jameson Parker, Sean Penn, Luke Perry, Lou Diamond Phillips, Brad Pitt, Dennis Quaid, Robert Redford, Keanu Reeves, Burt Reynolds, Mickey Rourke, Kurt Russell, Ben Affleck, Kevin Bacon, Scott Baio, Adam Baldwin, Alex Balwin, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, matthew Broderick, James Brolin, Pierce Bosman, Nichlos Cage, Robert Carradine, Jim Carrey, David Chocachi, Andrew Dice Clay, GEORGE CLOONEY, TOM CRUISE, Kevin Costner, Macauley Culkin, Ted Danson, Tony Danza, Robert De Niro, James Dean, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio,Kevin Dillon, Matt Dillon, Robert Downey Jr, David Duchovny, Anthony Edwards,

23 posted on 09/03/2002 4:40:11 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion
There was more than a little sarcasm in that post. Khepera actually met someone who stated that rolling his own cigs was akin to stealing. I don't use sarcasm tags when I'm being completely facetious. :-)
24 posted on 09/03/2002 6:18:45 AM PDT by Dakmar
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To: SheLion
Thanks for the post. Every time a state wants to balance the budget they come to the smokers. When they aren't busy raising our taxes, then they are restricting where we can smoke. Leaches!

MARK A SITY
http://www.logic101.net/

25 posted on 09/03/2002 7:27:53 AM PDT by logic101.net
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To: muir_redwoods
First they came for the Jews, I said nothing since I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics.... Need I finnish this?

MARK A SITY
http://www.logic101.net/

26 posted on 09/03/2002 7:30:12 AM PDT by logic101.net
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To: SheLion
However, if all the smokers quit, then guess what? The state you live in would be coming after something YOU have to make up for the lost taxes on cigarettes. What do you say about THAT?

I say keep it up. In fact I say raise the cigarette taxes even more. I say you're addicted to your cigarettes they're addicted to YOUR money...which one is the fool?

I don't care if you quit or not. You can do it 'till you cough and gag yourself blue, just do it like civilized people with respect for others do with other repulsive things...do it elsewhere.

27 posted on 09/03/2002 7:53:12 AM PDT by lewislynn
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To: SheLion
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY

That's a joke if not outright lie. The truth is you can't tell the truth. The truth is, cigarette taxes YOU pay advance liberalism/socialism and line the pockets of lawyers more than any other tax imposed on us...and worse yet it's strictly voluntary.

The truth is you have to lie about "CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY " because if the truth was told you'd expose yourselves as the fools you are....so puff away on those fags, liberals and lawyers love your stupidity.

28 posted on 09/03/2002 8:31:26 AM PDT by lewislynn
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To: lewislynn; *puff_list; Just another Joe; Gabz; Great Dane; Max McGarrity; Tumbleweed_Connection; ...
I say you're addicted to your cigarettes they're addicted to YOUR money...which one is the fool?

Your brain dead, you know it?  They aren't GETTING my money! HELLO!!!!!!!!

We roll our own and get a carton for under $8.00!  We are not paying into the state coffers anymore, get it?  Our tobacco comes from overseas, so even Big Tobacco here in the STATES isn't reaping any of our money.

You sure are one nasty stupid chit. Thank God I will never have to meet the likes of you.  You  disgust me...........

You know what? I bet your not "addicted" as you put it to ANYTHING.  I bet your one boring little nerd in real life that gets beat up on all the time.  Because if you spewed your views in real life that you do in here, you would be in the HOSPITAL!!!! Why don't you get a life and stop bashing people who choose to smoke!

29 posted on 09/03/2002 9:23:08 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Khepera
There was more than a little sarcasm in that post. Khepera actually met someone who stated that rolling his own cigs was akin to stealing. I don't use sarcasm tags when I'm being completely facetious. :-)

24 posted on 9/3/02 9:18 AM Eastern by Dakmar

30 posted on 09/03/2002 9:26:25 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Dakmar
There was more than a little sarcasm in that post. Khepera actually met someone who stated that rolling his own cigs was akin to stealing. I don't use sarcasm tags when I'm being completely facetious. :-)

Actually, KHEPERA ROLLS HER OWN as well!

31 posted on 09/03/2002 9:29:50 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion


Nothing like being famous.

32 posted on 09/03/2002 9:31:40 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
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To: lewislynn; SheLion
Yes I agree... When you want to spew do it elsewhere. Smokers don't want to listen to your bile any more than you want to smell our smoke. Next time you see a smoker, do us all a favor and run away.
33 posted on 09/03/2002 9:54:34 AM PDT by Khepera
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Nothing like being famous.

hehe! That's pretty neat!!

34 posted on 09/03/2002 9:56:31 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: lewislynn
The truth is you can't tell the truth. The truth is, cigarette taxes YOU pay advance liberalism/socialism and line the pockets of lawyers more than any other tax imposed on us...and worse yet it's strictly voluntary.

The truth is, you wouldn't know the truth if it came up and hit you over the head.
The truth is that the states can't practice fiscal responsibility and have been/are taxing themselves right out of any money that IS now being made from the sales of cigarettes.
If it's true that the taxes we pay are advancing liberalism and socialism then the taxes YOU pay are doing the same thing.

The truth is you have to lie about "CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY " because if the truth was told you'd expose yourselves as the fools you are....so puff away on those fags, liberals and lawyers love your stupidity.

I'll thank you to spray no more ad hom attacks or I WILL use the abuse button.
You call names when none are called for and if you want to debate and have a rational discourse you are welcome to do that.
If you want to call names and say things that you cannot back up, then expect the abuse button to be used.

35 posted on 09/03/2002 9:58:13 AM PDT by Just another Joe
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To: SheLion; Dakmar
Oh great!!! Now I'm a HER!

I gotta do something to improve my image.

There hows that?

36 posted on 09/03/2002 9:59:50 AM PDT by Khepera
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To: Khepera
Oh great!!! Now I'm a HER!

At least you aren't a s/he. ;^)

37 posted on 09/03/2002 10:01:20 AM PDT by Just another Joe
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To: Khepera
Yes I agree... When you want to spew do it elsewhere. Smokers don't want to listen to your bile any more than you want to smell our smoke. Next time you see a smoker, do us all a favor and run away.

I HATE to be mean, but he puts me in mind of a skinny little nerd. You know this type.

And isn't it great that he can be such a BIG MAN behind his monitor. Must make him feel REALLY good!

38 posted on 09/03/2002 10:02:44 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Khepera
Oh great!!! Now I'm a HER!

OH CHIT HOW EMBARRASSING!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOOOO SORRY!!!!!!!!!

You make a LOT better MAN then you do a GIRL!!!!

39 posted on 09/03/2002 10:08:57 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Khepera
You are absolutely the last person I would mistake for being a woman. Ok, the moustache kind of reminds me of Helen Thomas, but other than that...
40 posted on 09/03/2002 10:10:20 AM PDT by Dakmar
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