Cigarette

I know that back on April 1st, the Cigarette and Tobacco taxes were substantially increased.

Since then I’ve heard around that there is pending legislation that there will be another tax increase during the Fall/Winter months of 2009, but can’t find any evidence of that.

Anybody know?

There no more pending Federal tobacco tax increases at present. Those take an act of Congress and Congress is busy with other issues right now.

State taxes could increase at any time and that is were most high tobacco taxes exist. (The tax on a pack of cigarettes in NYC is nearly $6.00 when all taxes are added in.)

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The rise in cigarette tax for the health of our children.
I’m non-smoker.

Unfortunately, the people who proposed this legislation understand supply and demand about as well as a fish understands trigonometry.

When the cost of cigarettes goes up, people smoke less or quit smoking altogether. Then, the money that was supposed to go to health-care is gone. What do you think will be Congress’s response? Raise taxes on everyone, of course!

This reminds me of another piece of legislation here in Florida. The govt wasn’t making enough money on the toll roads so they decided to raise the price of the tolls. The problem is that now, nobody uses the toll roads because they are too expensive.

When most people stop smoking, how is the non-existent tax money supposed to pay for anything?

This legislation is counter-intuitive and it doesn’t make an ounce of sense.

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A pack of cigarettes will have a 1 dollar tax on it starting Wednesday, April 1st 2009. Maybe it’s a giant April Fools’ joke directed at smokers, maybe it’s for real. I would recommend you buy as many packs as you can before Wednesday to save some major kablinkie. So if you smoke, or are thinking about becoming addicted in the near future, go to your local cigarette store and buy up the whole supply before they start costing you a lung and a trachea. If you don’t you could end up kicking yourself, and your leg will be too tired to then kick the habit.

“Medical groups see a tax increase right in the middle of a recession as a great incentive to help persuade smokers to quit.” HAHAHA…

You might be wondering how I manage to keep giving out these awesomely good ideas that could change the world and make me an emperor, well, the fact of that matter is I have so many ideas these are the ones at the bottom of the barrel BUT also I would really like them to be put into action, because I care…

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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.

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He just signed it. It’ll raise cigarette taxes by 61 cents a pack, and it’s for "the children." I would have expected better considering that Obama smokes himself. When does this actually go into effect? When do I have to start paying this?

The point is why are my taxes going to pay for childrens healthcare? I don’t have any kids. This schip law also covers illegal immigrants.
This is the beginning of Socialism folks. Make no bones about it.
We had better start putting on our thinking caps and start voting in true Conservatives into Congress and render this twerp of a President either powerless or go for Impeachment.
Obama and his Flock of Tax Evaders want to tax us to death.
Under this new law it is estimated that we will need 24 million more smokers to cover this stupid law.
I hope those of you who voted for the Obamanable Snowjob wake up real fast before he takes a torch to our Constitution.
He is now infringing on my right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and yours too. Wake up!

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The goons and criminals in Congress have once again decided to attack smokers..in the name of the children..of course. The democrats have lost their mandate in my eyes. Where is a libertarian when you need one? cigarette taxes hurt the poor far more than the rich and are regressive and stupid. I wish I hadn’t voted for single democrat ever (at least I didn’t vote for Obama). Bleh. Smokers revolt! In a time of economic depression, why hurt the poor where they hurt the most? Smuggling will be way up. Prohibition always fails eventually. Stand up for your rights.

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