They are already taxing alcohol and are thinking of taxing sodas because they think sodas cause obesity. They probably have not checked the sugar content of fruit juices and carbohydrates.
If they were really doing this for health reasons fruit juices, cereals, white bread, pizza etc all would be banned.
Marijuana tax revenue.
It’s sold for a 505% profit on the streets in comparison to the price of production; if an equal profit were collected in tax revenue, that’s $7 billion straight up
Hey, I need a little help.
Okay so a few things…
Is there a general alcohol/cigarette tax in the U.S. (not just from state to state)? If so, then what is it?
About how much does the U.S. currently make on these taxes?
Any information would greatly help. Thank you!
There is a federal tax on each, but there is also a state tax, and those differ from state to state!
I mean come ON!! Is there such thing as a pot overdose, well there is for alcohol. And don’t even try to tell me that pot is as addicting as cigarettes. Pot seems like the lesser of the three evils.
Yeah i totally agree. Alcohol is more harmful than cannabis but it is still ‘socially acceptable’. Cannabis is legal in Amsterdam and they dont have any problems with it there. You can buy it in shops and everything! lol. At the end of the day it is about how much money the government can make on taxing it and they supposedly cant do that. Alcohol is actually just as harmful if not more harmful as ecstacy but no one bats and eyelid and all the police go and get drunk on their nights off but still take weed off stoners.
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From one source, I hear marijuana is not as bad, and another I hear marijuana is worse.
please answer from an unbiased point of view
No but is has other harmful effects in the long run, like damamge to your heart, brain function (obvioulsy) and can damage your immune system. On the other hand I heard (randomly so excuse me if I dont have the exact source) that on a scale of one to ten (one being least harmful) marajuana was the least harmful addicting drug out there. Cocaine, and herroine were high up on the list next to the most harmful being ciggarettes and alcohol.
But mainly pot it just makes you lazy and stupid
Now that the gov has stepped in on telling us what we can and cant do with smoking,(for our own good)how long before other things get taxed.The gov may decide that since this is the fattest nation in the world all you lard a55es should pay a tax for those dollar menue items you love so much.Or maybe you drunks who think a twelve pack after work is a good way to wind down.How about taxing that more for your own good.Everyone is quick to jump on the band wagon to take something away from somebody.Till its you they take it away from.You sheep just keep on following the herd ,the wolf will get you soon enough
im talking about the extra taxes on cigarettes i know those other items are already taxed but not to the degree that cigarettes are
For those who think the money raised from this tax is going where the gov tells you its going you probably believe that lottery money is going to education too.health care prices arent rising because of smoking its greedy doctors and corp.that own the hospitals that raise the price
I totally agree……..I smoke and am sick of getting picked on…dam it.lol
And I think that cigarettes IS where it ends.They make way too much money from it,no one can complain because smoking is bad for us smokers….therefore…we are declared to have…no argument.And no one is going to complain.
Actually….is cigarettes and gas…thats where it ends .lol
If they started taxes for say…………CHOCOLATE……..i bet there would be an entire national uprising……lol. So they use the whole cigarettes are baaadd….mmmm kayee thing to take care of the governments money addiction.Thats how they can get away with it.
Alcohol badly needs to be taxed.
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"Here in Nevada we have a higher percentage of smokers among the poor. They got shafted by this tax increase. It was a sneaky way for Congress to tax the poor:"
The quote is not mine just want to show how some see this issue. What do you think?
EDIT: Several comments have been posted regarding taxing alcohol, too late, booze has been taxed heavily since the repeal of prohibition in 1932.
ZERO. If people insist on committing suicide, that is their decision alone. They didn’t get shafted. It just shows their lack of good sense if they pay more to commit suicide.