"States lose more than $1 billion a year in tax revenue from Internet tobacco sales,...."
How does a state loose revenue? Are they somehow entitled to the earnings of others, even before the money is earned? What is the definition of slavery?
The lawmakers are spending our money faster then we can make it?
I received this in email not too long ago:
You do realize that the state of New York, or any state, cannot collect taxes on sales from other states, don’t you?
Article 1, section 9 of the Constitution for the United States of America, paragraph 5 states simply: “No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.”
Ain’t it amazing how our constitution is ignored? I think it should be required reading in our schools and a requirement that one is well-versed in our Bill of Rights before one can get a drivers’ license or a job. However, the government frowns on a truly educated society, especially one that is educated on their rights.
All this from a state that expects you to pay taxes on cigarettes for the privilege of being told where and when you can smoke those cigarettes. Only in New York.
Heck, I don't even smoke, both my parents died of lung cancer, my only brother smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day when he had his first heart attack (the 2nd one killed him at age 51), yet I believe people have a right to smoke where and when they like and if they can get their cigarettes tax-free, more power to 'em.
Which just shows that they don't care about smokers quiting only punishing them through high taxes.
I always found it interesting, in light of all the taxation that goes on, that in the early days of the Republic there was a rebellion caused by the federal tax on whiskey. I guess our forebearers were made of sterner stuff than we are.
Of course, the rebels lost.