[Crazymonarch]

Here in Australia I pay US$ 45.00 for a carton of cigarettes when I go overseas is becomes US $7.50 Duty Free. Thats $37.50 difference,there is no way governments will ever get rid of that cash cow and create agencies to supress people that operate outside the system...its all about the money.In many western cities you'll get free condoms for sodomy or free needles for drugs yet you can't light up at work,or in a restaurant.The only way to fight back is decrease consumption to the point where you treat cigarettes like cigars.Deprive them of the money.If every pack a day smoker dropped to 5 a day,tax revenues would be only 20-25 percent of current-then watch them panic.IMO the only way to stop a government cash cow is kill it.Other wise $20.00 a packet is coming.

[SheLion]

Other wise $20.00 a packet is coming.

You think? Tobacco is a multi-billion dollar "cash cow." I realize the states are killing the goose that laid the golden egg, but there comes a time when they better wake up.

[Bahbah]

Welcome, Aussie. Good to have you here.

[brat]

Go to yesmoke.com....my Camels cost me $14.95! REBEL! If you can't get people to storm their capitals on the issue, at least spread the word on the given site so we can tell the gov we aren't going to take it anymore! Don't give them a thin dime in taxes...let them hit someone else for a change...how about exercise equipment? LOL