CA to add $2.60 tax to cigarettes

[Slew Foot]

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On the November ballot and overwhelmingly YES. Damn, that'll what, double the cost almost?
Not that I like taxes, but as a physician I cant say Im against it. Most people you meet in the county health system are overweight smokers, maybe this will help people smoke less and have less problems.

EDIT: crap, I thought I was in P&N

 

[Kalvin00]

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[neutralizer]

:thumbsup: Yay!

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
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[HardcoreRobot]

its already established smoking is bad
taxes are already exorbitant on cigarettes

what do you really think raising it will accomplish?


its not governments place to legislate on this sht

 

[thecrecarc]

good. if only in minnesota

 

[BigJ]

"Just as long as it isn't my bull getting gored."

 

[Goosemaster]

holey crap that is a lot.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Hell yeah, taxes are the best!

 

[boyRacer]

holy crap i remember when a pack was $2.60

 

[SlitheryDee]

I smoke, but I really really want to quit. Smokin's bad folks. I sorta wish they'd do something like that around here.

 

[UsandThem]

So when people start smoking less (or getting them from out of state) what do you think they will raise the taxes on? Alcohol? Soda? Sales tax? Property tax? You get the picture.

When taxes are raised on an item, it will move on to another item when the pool starts to dry up. Hell, look at California's gas prices.

 

[preslove]

I wonder how long it will take until increasing taxation of tobacco causes a black market to develop. It would be interesting from a policy point of view.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Slew Foot Most people you meet in the county health system are overweight smokers, maybe this will help people smoke less and have less problems.

Wait, but smoking INCREASES your metabolism.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

Are they purposely forcing people to look to other means of smoking something? If I pay that much I want a free toy at the bottom of my cigarette pack. like a free transfer tattoo or something.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: preslove
I wonder how long it will take until increasing taxation of tobacco causes a black market to develop. It would be interesting from a policy point of view.

Mail-order/out-of-state purchasing. It's that simple.

When it happened in NY, they obtained records from companies that shipped cigs to NYS. They then went back and charge all the people taxes they should've paid.

Funny how NYS will go after smokers for not paying use tax, but they leave so many other groups alone.

 

[Platypus]

I don't like cigarettes but I certainly don't approve of this.

 

[clamum]

Hahah. That's one reason not to move to CA.

 

[waggy]

heh i wonder what they will go after when smokeing is finally killed off? you damn well they will. the amount they get off from the taxes are insane. my bet will be alchohol or fatty foods. tax one item into the ground then start all over again.

but hey keep taxing tabaco and leave my property taxes low!

 

[bctbct]

Nobody profits more off of smoking than the states.

A lot of states accept lawsuit money against the tabacco companies and then did not spend the money on what it was ear marked for.

Just a way to steal from people under the law.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: clamum
Hahah. That's one reason not to move to CA.

And at the bottom of the list. I can think of a couple others

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Slew Foot Most people you meet in the county health system are overweight smokers, maybe this will help people smoke less and have less problems.

Wait, but smoking INCREASES your metabolism.

What's your point? Overweight people have a higher metabolism anyway.

 

[bennylong]

thank god I live in CA. I think they should charge $20 per pack of cigs.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Now to add $2.60 tax to Taco Bell, McDonalds, etc.. fatty foods! :evil:

 

[DAGTA]

may see state line runs and people from neighboring states selling trunkloads