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Obama's Cigarette Tax Puts the Lie To His No New Taxes Pledge

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The best way to to get back at them is to order tobaco products on line
They come from european makers so all the money will go over there and all the fat cat law makers and antismokeing zelouts won't get one penny

Taxed enought of GA 6:51PM March 08, 2010

ITS NOT FAIR TO DEMAND THE SMOKERS IN THIS COUNTRY, TO PAY AN INCREASE IN CIGARETTE TAX ON EVERY PACK THEY BUY,TO FUND PROGRAMS, THE SMOKERS ARE ONLY PART OF THE CITIZENS LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DONT SMOKE, THEY GET OUT OF PAYING AN EXTRA SALES TAX,WHERS IS THE SMOKERS CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY CONSITUITIONAL RIGHTS, THATS PART OF ARE FREEDOM CITIZENS RIGHTS TAKEN AWAY.

BRENDA of OH 3:17AM January 26, 2010

ITS NOT FAIR TO RAISE TAXES ON CIGGRETTES, WHAT ABOUT RAISEING THE GOVERNMENT SALES TAS ON LIQUOR AND BEER SALES,THAT WOULD LOWER THE AUTO ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR, CAUSED BY DRUNGS DRIVING, CAUSEING ACCIDENTS AND PEOPLES LIVES,WHICH WOULD HELP THE GOVERNMENT BUDGET WITH A LIQUOR AND BEER TAX, AND THE DRUGS,WOULD STAY OFF THE ROADS, CAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR BEER AND LIQUOR,THE DRUNKS WOULD QUIT BUYING,AND GET THERE HEALTH CLEANED UP.

BRENDA of OH 3:00AM January 26, 2010

i think if your going to raise the tax on cigarettes the money should at least be for the health care of the people who have smoking related illnesses.or to find a cure for lung cancer.and if your going to raise the taxes on that you should do the same on every other bad habit . but we the tax payers are to blame because no one is willing to stand up to the government !!! people always think someone else will.so here we are a slave to habits that feed the corrupt.but i think the smokers deserve more credit . because if you think about it , they are dying from smoking and paying for childrens health care from the tax they have to pay . its no different than a soldier dying for his country .

marcus of FL 4:21PM July 05, 2009

Taxes get higher, utilities get higher, groceries get higher, who does this impact the most?...the lower class, the middle class and most of all the poor. Who does this not impact?...the rich, the politicians, (read rich). Are we in the foregrounds of what may well become the ruination of America? Obama has now exposed his first lie to the American people when he promised no new taxes. What is the next of his lies to be exposed? Does he care if the poor do not eat? If the poor cannot pay their utility bills? If because of the previous they cannot afford good healthcare? Evidently not!!!! Oh yes, Change you can believe in. But you will not like the changes he will bring about. Did I hear someone say Anti-Christ? My prediction is the next step, take away the guns, then the people cannot affect change through violent means. People should not fear their governments, Governments should fear their people.

Darrell Dunn of AR 12:04PM June 27, 2009

Can anyone tell me if it's legal to grow your own tobacco in Texas? Also where can I purchase the seeds if so.

Robert of TX 5:25PM June 23, 2009

My comment on the tax of 1.00 per pack..
I think its a crime that you can do this to people who choose to smoke whether you do or not.If you wanted to increase taxes you should have done it to alcohol because many accidents are caused by it in florida with numerous people with drinking problems. Florida is not New york where jobs pay way more . Their are very few jobs unless you enjoy the food industry which should have been changed along time ago with the amount of land available in florida. Wake up in the senate..you all have good paying jobs and its about time you think about all of the poor and lower income people in florida. Alcohol kills more people in car accidents verses cigarettes..Im sure everyone in government drinks and maybe thats why taxes never go sky high. Shame on all of you and especially you Mr Crist for reneging on your original proposal..Obama no comment ..Don't worry "we will be in the poor house for decades to come when his term is up!

CAROL of FL 6:52PM June 06, 2009

nice, really nice!

Invexixheli of AL 2:33AM April 17, 2009

I posted on 4/11, and on 4/13, using some of my favorite metaphoric comparisons to make my point. This post will be more direct. OBAMA HATERS AND MCCAIN HATERS it time to take roll call in washington. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY< IS THE SAME carreer politicians we had 8 yrs. ago. The varmits and vermon simply switch chairs, titles and paychecks after election. LOYALTY TO EITHER PARTY ENABLES POLITITIANS, (NOT DEM. NOT REP.) TO CONTINUE POLITICS!! Politics devides the American citizens amongst themselves with hatred, and ignorance to the point we cant think for ourselves.tRY TO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT ONE PARTY WITHOUT USING THIER((POLITITIANS)) VERY OWN WORDS. im NO BLEEDING HEART, im not A RIGHT WING WAR MONGER!!! I AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WITH DIMINISHING RIGHTS, WATCHING EVERYTHING I KNOW AND LOVE DESTROYED BEFORE MY EYES, AND IM UNABLE TO COUNT ON FELLOW CITIZENS TO JOIN ME!!!! NOT A POLITICAL PARTY!!! IN SAYING THATS ENOUGH!!!!! WE WILL NOT STAND BY AND LET ONE OF OUR PEOPLE TREATED THIS WAY!!!!
STOP LYING TO YOU AND BELIEVING YOUR OWN LIES, BASED ON WHAT A POLITICIAN HAS CONDITIONED YOU TO SAY!!!!! MY TRUTH IS THAT SMOKE FROM CIGARETTS IS BARELY KILLING ME!!! AND ITS VERY SLOWLY IF AT ALL, BUT DEATH FROM AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST IS A REGULARLY USED METHOD OF MURDER AND SUICIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO KILL SOMEBODY WITH A CIGARETTE?? OR A CARTON OF THEM???
WAKE UP DUMMIES, AND EDUCATE YOURSELF WITHOUT THE HELP OF WASHINGTON PROPAGANDA IGNORANT PEOPLE, AND FORM AN INDEPENDANT OPINION MY BRAIN DEAD BRETHREN. AND IF YOUR INDEPENDANT THOUGHT LEADS YOU TO COMPASION TOWARD THE ANTI SMOKING BS THEN SO BE IT , JUST REMEMBER CALIFORNIA HAS OUT LAWED THE SCHOOL BAKE SALE IN THE NAME OF HEALTH, AND YOU CAN NO LONGER BUY A PIE FROM MCDONALDS ANYWHERE THATS FRIED IN GOOD OL TASTY OIL, AND YOU SHOULD NOT THINK FOR A SECOND THAT YOUR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN WILL STAND WITH YOU WHEN THEYRE SHOOTING TWINKIES OUT OF YOUR HAND!!!!!!!! The number of smokers is decreasing fast and will soon not be enough to pay for middle class healthcare......
!!!!!WHOLL BE NEXT IN LINE FOR THIS TREATMENT?? EVERYONE BECAUSE YOUVE ALLOWED A POLICE STATE RAN BY THE SAME POLITITIANS WHO BEGAN THE INJUSTICES TO FORCE THIER WILL ON ME
UNDER FLAWED THINKING AND ILL BE DAMNED IF ILL HAVE A PROBLEM WHILE YOUR TAKING YOUR TURN.
WE SHOULD ALL BE AFRAID THAT OUR GRANDFATHERS FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THIS KIND OF FREE COUNTRY. dedicated to my Papa, who aparently did just that!!! sorry Papa, i know theres no excuse.
maybe dangerous activities like extreeme sports will come after the fat folks, dont know but Im sure it wint be politicians.

Spencer B. AMERICAN of TX 11:29AM April 16, 2009

So I switched to roll-your-owns Jan before last when my brand went up a buck to just over 5 a pack. You could still roll 35 smokes for $2.09. That same pouch is now 4.59. I'll grow my own. Frankly the government has more incentive to sell tobacco than the tobacco companies now. Not only do they have a larger "take" per pack than RJR, but the only thing they actually put into the product is that little tiny stamp on the bottom. Notice also that the P.S.A.'s the government made the tobacco companies pay for are fear/stress inducing for smokers - making them want to smoke more. While I realize that the Bush/Clinton syndicate set up the fall of the American companies - Obama is playing his roll of bag man perfectly. The USG inc. now has a death grip over the banks, detroit, ammo, and now tobacco. Socialist my ripe baboon behiny - try the facist system that Prescott always tried for. I know plenty of people already attempting their first grow your own. A fair method would have been for the government to hand out tobacco plants and make the sale of addictive products illegal. Assigning a monetary value to an addictive product is immoral, too bad morality is galaxies away from anything politicians would know about.

The Dude of TX 5:11PM April 15, 2009