I wish everyone wouldjust stop smoking and let the government find something else to tax. Like Big Macs or Candy bars. Then after they are taxed to death we could find something else.
It’s about the money they could care less about smokers.
I guess I have to choose between my credit card payments and cigarettes now. Guess who will win.....
Lets tax fascism and see how fast the anti smoking nazis start screaming.
You are correct: “The measure is designed to combat teenage smoking and incidences of cancer associated with smoking”—It is designed to bring in income for the government, nothing else. As the smoking pool shrinks, they feel that they must raise taxes to offset the lost revenue. The last poor individuals will have to pay $200 per pack...
I love these threads. It gives me the chance to post to smokers here about the little fun device called the E-Cigarette.
Today is my 4th week without smoking after 30 years, and I never even expected to quit. I was going to grow my own tobacco, but the seeds never came up. I went to this site..
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com
And took the plunge.
Here’s a few threads on it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2272541/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2269993/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264255/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2260171/posts
Please read and enjoy.
You see, unlike SOME people..
I refuse to belittle those who smoke and praise an increase of taxes on a product because, “It doesn’t effect me, so I don’t care.”
I’m pinging you folks to make the friendly suggestion that there is an alternative out there.
And...
It’ll put a kink into Obama’s plans.
(Pinging others who’ve switched)