[SheLion]

Good ole BloomingIdiot!

AND the City COUNCEL!

Some banks that process MasterCard transactions have begun blocking sales from certain Internet tobacco sites to customers

It's ok to purchase porn over the Internet with Master Card and who's to say that CHILDREN aren't getting it?  So how can a credit card company stop a transaction?  I think these lawmakers are blowing threatening smoke.

Why would a CREDIT CARD company care WHAT the money is spent for?  There is a chipmunk in the wood pile as far as "I" am concerned.  I am very suspicious of this.  I believe this is just a scare tactic because they are desperate for the money!

[DoctorMichael]

First they raise the taxes on cigarettes to confiscatory levels to ostensibly deter smoking, THEN they scream that they're losing Revenue.

They would be amusing if they weren't so blatantly stupid.

[Sandy]

Two weeks ago, a judge ruled in one of the city's four lawsuits against online sellers that the city can file a revised racketeering lawsuit against Internet cigarette sellers. The ruling was the first time a federal judge has indicated that Internet sellers can be charged under federal racketeering law, said Eric Proshansky, the city's chief lawyer on the case.

Do you have a link or a cite for this decision?

Also, is there a federal law that allows the states to interfere with interstate tobacco commerce?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

How many packs of cigarettes are in a carton? (I honestly don't know, and I'm curious.)

[BobS]

I can drive a 10 wheel cab. Pain in the but, but doable. Load those ciggies in a trailer and I'll run them up. No coffee, I quit coffee. I like hot clear tea with one spoonful of sugar per gallon.

[Sunshine Sister]

Mr. Spitzer emphasized that the effort has as much to do with health as money
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