Another $0.25 a pack for Michigan Residents being considered, (boosts tax to $1 dollar)

Local News ^ | 05.23.02 | Registered

[Registered]

Michigan's general fund is expected to face a 350 million dollar deficit in the '02 budget. This year the cigarette tax will bring in about 570 million. 64 percent of this goes to the schools and 25 goes to the general fund. The other 11 percent is split between health care and smoking prevention efforts (pretty big of them eh?).

Now, what in the heck will Michigan do when this tax revenue base dries up from people getting smart and quitting or simply driving across the border to stock up?  We're already the 11th highest in the nation when it comes to the cigarette taxes. 

From State Senator John Schwartz, Republican from Battle Creek:

"Most people don't think twice about raising cigarette taxes.  It's a sin tax"

[ASA Vet]

Even another dollar won't stop the young women who've taken up the habit.
It's so cool ya know?

The 16 year olds will still come up with the money to buy them from the
little stores that don't care about the law.

[FITZ]

Why don't people start growing their own tobacco? If I smoked, I'd get a couple tobacco plants and roll my own. It can't be illegal.

[Registered]

bttt

[Registered]

LOL, good one.

[Gabz]

More proof positive that NO ONE is more hooked on tobacco than government.

You said a mouthful.

here in Delaware they've just kicked us out into the streets - and turn around and epect us to pay an additional 35cents per pack for the privilege.

[Max McGarrity]

Nope, not illegal to grow up to 1/10th acre--at least not yet. SBE Seeds has seeds, books, videos, etc., on growing and processing your own. It WILL come to that as soon as the antis and politicians realize how many people are making their own and circumventing their oppression.

[Just another Joe]

Don't worry, the addicts and dopers will pay twenty-five dollars a pack for their fix!

From the tone of your post I would have to say that you have something against smokers in general, or maybe against smokers in specific.
Care to elaborate?