New Cigarette Tax for NY., Yay. |
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 Mar 6 2008, 06:26 PM
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 Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer.  Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316  |
I guess now they're taxing Native Americans for distributing cigarettes which they haven't done previously. I guess it's three dollars extra for a pack of cigarettes. 1.50 for the state and 1.50 for federal.
Thoughts? Good, bad idea? I personally think it's bullshit. If they are going to tax smokers, then raise taxes for alcoholics or gamblers. |
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| *yrrnotelekktric* |
Mar 6 2008, 06:32 PM
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i dont smoke cigs, so i dont particularly care.
but i agree that if they tax smokers, it should apply to alcoholics/gamblers. |
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| *paperplane* |
Mar 6 2008, 06:36 PM
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Cigarettes are probably more inelastic. But I don't see the big deal if it's a matter of previously having been able to buy cigarettes from Native Americans to bypass other taxes. It's not like there aren't sin taxes applied to alcohol and gambling.
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Mar 6 2008, 06:44 PM
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QUOTE(IGetSex @ Mar 6 2008, 06:26 PM)  I guess now they're taxing Native Americans for distributing cigarettes which they haven't done previously. I guess it's three dollars extra for a pack of cigarettes. 1.50 for the state and 1.50 for federal. Thoughts? Good, bad idea? I personally think it's bullshit. If they are going to tax smokers, then raise taxes for alcoholics or gamblers. Isn't it supposedly like $6 a pack of newports already, in NY?? lol That's crazy, when I used to smoke cigs... they were like $2.80 a pack now it's like uhm.... $4.25? not sure. |
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| *Steven* |
Mar 6 2008, 06:59 PM
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*shrug. Not to side w/ the tax or anything, but cigs =/= alcohol (I don't drink though, so meh). The byproduct of cigarettes is the smoke people blow out (second hand smoke). Let's say I started drinking. Wouldn't my byproduct be piss? Would it be okay if I pissed on you? Sounds like a fair trade, your byproduct imposed on me, for mine imposed on you. General you, btw.
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