smoker
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Mar 13, 2009
2:36 PM
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My tobacco bill just went from $76.00 to $97.00 (19.59% increase). Is this part of the stimulus package?
I say we should have a Boston Tobaacco Party! We could dress up as Mexican drug lords>
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Intrepid
Founder
53 posts
Mar 13, 2009
3:30 PM
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Great thread title! "Sin Taxes" always seem popular with lawmakers during tough economic times.
It's really pretty clever. Tax smokers and drinkers (a minority) and the majority supports it because they, after all, aren't affected.
Bah!
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smoker
Guest
Mar 13, 2009
4:15 PM
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Let's tax fish on Friday. Imagine that demographic. Let's call it a "pious tax".
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Intrepid
Founder
54 posts
Mar 13, 2009
9:55 PM
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Nah, won't work. Taxing sin sounds like you're doing someone a favor. Taxing piety just sounds mean(g).
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Intrepid
Founder
56 posts
Apr 01, 2009
3:26 AM
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Think that you'd like to save by rolling your own? The tax on loose tobacco will go from $1.10/lb to 24.78/lb, an increase of over 2100%!!
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Intrepid
Founder
57 posts
Apr 01, 2009
3:32 AM
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Smoker, that 19% increase was just the tobacco company raising their price to compensate for the expected loss in sales when the new $.62/pk tax takes effect today. I hope you live near an indian reservation.
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smoker
Guest
Apr 18, 2009
5:06 PM
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Why isn't there a tax on pop? According to research, pop can be a scourge. (Of course these companies can't help it that their product is cheaper than milk or juice. And in some cases, purer than the water.) Pop is bad for us. Therefore, it falls under the category of a sin tax. Would you be willing to pay a few more pennies every time you buy a pop?
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Intrepid
Founder
58 posts
Apr 18, 2009
8:38 PM
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Be careful what you wish for. Canada has had a pop tax for many years. It'll add 10 cents per serving to every meal.
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