Cigarette Price / Tax Map for 2020 (democrats)

[evening sun]

No more taxes ( I am not a smoker, but leave people alone)

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

I don’t smoke.
Recently I was in Victoria on Vancouver Island.
I found out that can of Coppenhagen snuff was $50.
Totally shocked and then I thought about it and it makes sense.
I hate being taxed but I am ok with this.
Why should I have to pay your medical bills for your bad decisions ?

Taxes on tobacco products and alcohol are jokingly referred to here as SIN taxes.

The sentiment is pretty much the same as yours.

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by Des-Lab

Meanwhile, we have millions upon millions of people here in CA who, having no education and no real income-or real prospects of attaining either, continue to have baby after baby after baby while living on the taxpayer dole. For most of them, it's a serial generation habit. At everyone elses expense. Totally irresponsible. You should see the baby mommas who fit this description. Not only are they NOT ashamed of any of this, they are proud to the point of smug arrogance about it, knowing that everyone else is paying for their poor choices.

So have you been under a rock for the last 30 years? The Clinton administration changed the welfare rules so having babies while on aid does not change your $$$ amount and one is limited to 48 months of aid (with very few exceptions) CA abides by federal rules

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by SFBayBoomer

What is your opinion? Should we get more revenue via excise taxes, especially on cigarettes, instead of by other means?

In 2016 California voters passed Prop 56, which added $2.00 to every pack of cigarettes effective April 1, 2017. Interesting thread on it, below.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/cali...prop-56-a.html

[KerrTown]

Odd that Texas is 25¢ more than California. I would have thought it would be higher due to the Puritans who run Texas, but Nevada makes more from all those casino rats despite its libertarian stances.

A step-uncle likes to make periodic trips from Toronto to the NYS side of the border to buy cigarettes and liquor. He complains about the price of the cartons--the highest taxed state in the U.S.--but he says that it's still cheaper to buy across the border than at home in Ontario.

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Odd that Texas is 25¢ more than California. I would have thought it would be higher due to the Puritans who run Texas, but Nevada makes more from all those casino rats despite its libertarian stances.

A step-uncle likes to make periodic trips from Toronto to the NYS side of the border to buy cigarettes and liquor. He complains about the price of the cartons--the highest taxed state in the U.S.--but he says that it's still cheaper to buy across the border than at home in Ontario.

I'm not a smoker, but I assume he must be staying overnight and buying from Duty Free?

Totally unscientific, but according to this site a package of Marlboro ( no idea how this compares to other brands, especially the one he may buy ) in Buffalo NY is $11 USD. In Toronto a package of Marlboro is $13 CAD.
$11 USD converts to $14.54 CAD, so in this case he would be paying more in Buffalo than Toronto. These are average prices, so take them with a grain of salt.

https://www.expatistan.com/price/cigarettes/buffalo

https://www.expatistan.com/price/cigarettes/toronto

[Hawk J]

I don't know about now, but years ago folks used to order Native American brands of cigarettes from New York because they cost less.

[parfleche]

Can't believe people pay that much.I make my own filter cigs for about 50 cents a pack since 2009 when Obama raised the tax on loose baccy by 2000% and created a new market for me.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by parfleche

Can't believe people pay that much.I make my own filter cigs for about 50 cents a pack since 2009 when Obama raised the tax on loose baccy by 2000% and created a new market for me.

Congratulations on surviving all these years ...

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by V8 Vega

I don't get why Democrats hate cigarettes so much but pot is just fine.

You seem to be making the erroneous assumption that mj sales aren't taxed. They are, in 7 states, including CA. Other states likely will also tax. Legal sales are a new development, so states are catching up with all the details.

Next time, please research before you blurt.

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/brie...ana-taxes-work

Marijuana sales are legal and taxed in seven states. Most of these states tax the consumer purchase of marijuana (similar to a retail sales tax) but some tax the transaction between cultivators and distributors or retailers (similar to taxes on alcohol).