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Government has been raising taxes on cigarettes for decades. Just because you never noticed before doesn't mean that it's new or different than under any other administration, GOP or Dem.
Oh, wait ... I know! It's because Obama is doing it that makes it different!
All righty then.
When your hero raised the tabacoo tax 2000% in 2009 was very noticed. hence the birth of a new black market.2000% is not a fair or average tax hike for any once legal product.
Government has been raising taxes on cigarettes for decades. Just because you never noticed before doesn't mean that it's new or different than under any other administration, GOP or Dem.
Oh, wait ... I know! It's because Obama is doing it that makes it different!
All righty then.
Yes. 0bama did it. Bush VETOED SCHIP!
Clear enough?
DOH!
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Originally Posted by parfleche
When your hero raised the tabacoo tax 2000% in 2009 was very noticed. hence the birth of a new black market.2000% is not a fair or average tax hike for any once legal product.
Yep. SCHIP.
That was when I went to vaping.And my health is better, too.
Smoking and obesity are the main cause of our outrageously unfair and ridiculous healthcare system.
Obesity alone is a factor in 70% of healthcare provider claims. Damage from cigarettes usually means therapy for the rest of ones life. People should pay a premium on selfish indulgences. If your habit of choice effects other people, it should cost you.
How many obese people think crackheads are irresponsible? Well, apply that same theory your own habits.
Tax, tax tax away . . . More please
The reason Obama gets singled out here is because he is a one trick pony.
Tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax.
They are all one trick ponies since they know they can single out smokers because they do not have a coalition to grease palms in DC. It makes them easy targets for our gutless leaders. I doubt we will see to many {R}s commenting since congress and Bush did this exact tax just a few years ago to fund health care for children. Obama learns well this time it is to provide day care for 4 year olds and people act like their is a difference
Government has been raising taxes on cigarettes for decades. Just because you never noticed before doesn't mean that it's new or different than under any other administration, GOP or Dem.
Oh, wait ... I know! It's because Obama is doing it that makes it different!
All righty then.
Please point out where posters here supported this under other administrations and now oppose it because its Obama.. Or are you just making crap up again?
They are all one trick ponies since they know they can single out smokers because they do not have a coalition to grease palms in DC. It makes them easy targets for our gutless leaders. I doubt we will see to many {R}s commenting since congress and Bush did this exact tax just a few years ago to fund health care for children. Obama learns well this time it is to provide day care for 4 year olds and people act like their is a difference
You know I find it funny how the anti-smoking NAZIs want to tax smokers for their little pet projects such as funding sports arenas (sin taxes were used to fund stadiums for the Browns, Indians, and Cavs) yet we are banned from smoking in them, or limited as to where we can smoke in those places.
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