<big>Obama Signs SCHIP Law with Major Tobacco Tax Increase</big>

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[TheSentry]

Obama Signs SCHIP Law with Major Tobacco Tax Increase

February 5, 2009

News Summary (excerpt:)

Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Barack Obama signed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill into law this week; the measure will expand healthcare coverage for children using funds from a 62-cent-per-pack increase in the federal cigarette tax. The Detroit Free Press reported Feb. 4 that Obama approved the $74-billion SCHIP reauthorization legislation passed by the House of Representatives earlier in the day on a 290-135 vote. The Senate had previously approved the measure, which was vetoed twice last year by then-President George Bush. The measure is expected to make an additional 4 million children eligible for SCHIP; the program currently covers about 7 million.
In addition to increasing the federal cigarette tax to $1.01 per pack, the law will raise taxes on other cigarette products...

[TheSentry]

Well, it appears that nearly all of the news media reporting the new SCHIP, [State Child Health Insurance Program],
INCREASED TOBACCO TAX LAW,
intentionally redirected their reports
to expound on the new President's wonderful act of helping poor children in need,
in place of any semblance of balanced factual reporting of all of the facts. And, they conveniently DID NOT MENTION the NEW TAXATION PRECEDENT
this "SCHIP BILL" establishes
for any future worthy programs needing MORE FUNDING FROM TAX INCREASES on minortity groups,
who by definition as minorities, LACK the voice of numbers to protest an UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAXATION LAW,
AN EXCISE or IMPOST TAX INCREASE
of between 258 PERCENT and 2,259 PERCENT
on ALL PERFECTLY LEGAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS purchased by them.

Tobacco buyers, smokers, wholesale dealers, retailers ALL MUST *N O W*
break the silence of the past,
allowing our CIVIL RIGHTS to
FREE ENTERPRIZE and
FREE MARKETS to be abused time after time regardless of ranting politicians' attempts to dress-up their targeting of one group of Americans
to financially benefit another group.

The 14th Amendment to our U.S. Constitution
was added to PREVENT JUST THIS FORM OF TYRANY.
EQUAL PROTECTION of THE LAWS
fully applies here.

EVERY AMERICAN IS AT RISK if this law stands.

DEMAND that the U.S. Supreme Court review this SCHIP LAW for failure to equally protect
ALL AMERICANS FROM WRONGFUL USE OF TAXING AUTHORITY.

WRITE: U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts
1 First Street NE
Washington DC 20543

Tell Justice Roberts that this is the
first CITIZENS' WRIT of MANDAMUS
requiring that he PERFORM HIS DUTY
by reviewing this bad law for constitutionality
under the 14th Amendment's protection clause,
as well as , all other equality protections from undue taxation by the Federal Government
upon it's citizens, guaranteed
in the U.S. Constitution of the USA.

TYRANY MUST BE OPPOSED !

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[blackbart.223]

"Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Barack Obama signed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill into law this week; the measure will expand healthcare coverage for children using funds from a 62-cent-per-pack increase in the federal cigarette tax."

Obama is a smoker but I guess we will pick up the slack on his share of that tax.

[balls]

So call “sin” taxes such as this will go unnoticed by the masses. You will get no sympathy.

[netmilsmom]

>>So call “sin” taxes such as this will go unnoticed by the masses. You will get no sympathy.<<

Until the sinners are gone. Then who will pay?

[big'ol_freeper]

Thanks for putting my name in the title. Mighty “Big” of you.

[FrankR]

Again, the loony left's law of unintended consequences will again prevail; all but the most addicted smokers have already quit, thanks to the last invasion of freedom and civil rights by the democrats with their anti-tobacco (make the lawyers rich) campaign. This new tax will force many more to give up the habit.

But CommieBamaMan knows that there will probably not be enough smokers left to fund this new plan - wah-lah...another "crisis" to be averted by CommieBamaMan...he will declare it an emergency and sign an executive order for income taxes to pay the bill. This will sneak the childrens health care in the back door, and at the same time lay a precedence for his beloved National Health Care (Read: Socialized Medicine).

The last part of the unintened consequence is, enough additional people stop smoking to put the tobacco companies on the verge of bankruptcy, massive layoffs, meaning more federal money for unemployment benefits. And, the final straw, the tobacco companies ask for a BAILOUT from Washinton.

This ponzi scheme health system is then costing us three times the amount when you add unemployment and bailouts.

CommieBamaMan strikes again.

[Bender2]

Re: Tobacco Tax Increase, big'ol_freeper wrote: Thanks for putting my name in the title. Mighty “Big” of you.

Gadzooks! What are you... doing up so early?

(Insert... big's answer here)

[Waco]

Tobacco Cos. could go along by ceasing to ship their prduct into N.Y. and. Conn.for example, let those states cope with their citizens’ demands. Just a thought.

[Waco]

Change you can believe in, EVERYTHING costs more.

[Venturer]

The smoking tax Golden Goose is on it’s last legs.

[2harddrive]

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[scooby321]

” I will raise taxes only couples on couples making over $250,000. even though most people who smoke make less than 30,000.”

[RU88]

This is the big lie that will be his downfall. Any rational person should realize that the “rich”, even redefined, will not provide enough revenue to fund his grandiose socialist utopia. Eventually he'll have to reach into the pockets of the middle class and that's when the proverbial sh*t will hit the fan.

[karatemom]

Right now, it seems the only ones I see smoking ARE the kids. They are essentially paying for their own health care.:)

[autumnraine]

Went up $1 a pack yesterday.

[autumnraine]

I pointed out if people get too taxed, they will quit (which is a good thing for them) but then the tax goes down to $0.

[Ken H]

They never learn:

After Canada raised its tax on cigarettes sharply, it became so highly profitable to smuggle cigarettes into the country that tax revenues dropped. The high tax promoted smuggling and the government lost all the taxes on the smuggled cigarettes.

As soon as Canada lowered its tax on cigarettes, bootlegging dropped and tax revenues increased.

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/20080227114336.html

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In the UK, many people now illegally import cigarettes, or buy those illegally imported, due to the increasing tax. A packet is less than half the price in some other countries, making illegal importers a large profit, while still providing comparatively very cheap cigarettes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette

[JohnD9207]

The Tax on bulk tobacco the people use to roll their own cigarettes was raised from 1.65/lb to 24.00/lb and is causing the closure of the tobacco sellers. Guess the bailout will help them to the short term and they can sign their kiddies up for childrens ‘free’ healthcare. A new generation of po folks has been created. Thank’s Lord Obama good job.

[Yorlik803]

Tax the rich, feed the poor, til there are no more rich no more.
Gotta love the 60s mindset.

[Marie]

September 1st is my “quit” date.

I’ve purchased all the tobacco and tubes that I’ll need to get me through until then.

PREVENTING MY MONEY FROM GOING TO FUND THOSE *RAT B@ST@RDS* IS ALL THE MOTIVATION I’LL EVER NEED.