Tobacco Products Price Increase

[Keller]

So I just went to my local Circle K to buy a can of tobacco, and what do I see above the check-out counter? Why, a banner reading the following:

According to the Federal Government, a $1.01 price increase will take effect on April 1, 2009. These funds will go benefit Children's Health Insurance.

I have a couple of questions and a few gripes about this.

Where does the Fed get off for increasing prices on certain types of goods to fund a specific cause? Who are these children who get federal health insurance? I for one have never benefited from such a program. Could this possibly be children of "low-income" families?

It's not so much about the money (there has always been a "sin tax" on cigarettes, alcohol, and gambling houses) as much as I am with where the proceeds are going.

It always gave me the case of the flaming red-ass that I never got a free-lunch and my parents car-pooled to work in the family Stanza, while Tyrone Brown had a book of lunch tickets and went home to his government subsidized house with a Caddy and a Lincoln in the driveway.

In my mind's eye, this is an unconstitutional tax targeting a specific demographic to benefit another demographic. Whatever happened to the catalyst of the American succession and the Civil War: "No taxation without representation"?

I'm really liking the idea on www.reteaparty.com to send tea-bags to Capitol Hill. Anyone with me?

 

[charlie12]

WAFB had a smoker story on tonight.

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=9913246&nav=menu57_1

 

[artabr]

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"I'm really liking the idea on www.reteaparty.com to send tea-bags to Capitol Hill. Anyone with me?"
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[dantheman]

You can thank Obama and all of the liberal Democrats all over this country . Confiscation of your assets has begun . You haven't seen anything yet .

 

[Speedlace]

This will probably happeneto ammunition as well.

Raise the price so high that people can't afford to buy.

 

[dantheman]

This will probably happened to ammunition as well.

Raise to the price so high that people can't afford to buy.

That's the plan , I'm sure .

 

[aroundlsu]

Here is a little info on that health program:

SCHIP serves the children of America’s working poor–kids whose parents make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to afford private health insurance. Currently, about 6 million children are covered by SCHIP. The proposed expansion would relax eligibility standards to cover an additional 4 million children.

The tax would create about $35 billion dollars for the program or about $8750 per child per year.

http://www.calnurses.org/media-cent...ast-stand-against-child-health-insurance.html

 

[cajungunslinger]

they dont wanna spend their money.they wanna spend yours

 

[jimdana1942]

You can thank Obama and all of the liberal Democrats all over this country . Confiscation of your assets has begun . You haven't seen anything yet .

You're right about that. It's getting worse and worse.

 

[Asc.rudeboy]

i have a problem with the entire "sin" tax in general,,,,i think its time we started taxing churches,,,,rosary beads need to be taxed,,,everytime you say a prayer you should be taxed....churches are run like a bussiness they just dont have to pay taxes.....their time has come

 

[kcinnick]

I would be in favor of simplifiing our system to a sales tax only. No Income tax, no death tax, no capital gains tax, a simple sales tax. No exemptions, no IRS agents, no filing returns, it would save a ton of money.

It would tax rich more than the poor, you would be able to tax churches on things they purchased, you would tax illegals on what they purchased, it is the nearest to perfect taxing system.

 

[artabr]

I would be in favor of simplifiing our system to a sales tax only. No Income tax, no death tax, no capital gains tax, a simple sales tax. No exemptions, no IRS agents, no filing returns, it would save a ton of money.

It would tax rich more than the poor, you would be able to tax churches on things they purchased, you would tax illegals on what they purchased, it is the nearest to perfect taxing system.

http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer



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[kcinnick]

Fair tax wants a revenue neutral switch, I would aim for a 75% reduction of federal goverment.

 

[sandman]

This will probably happened to ammunition as well.

Raise to the price so high that people can't afford to buy.

it is almost that way now

 

[cajungunslinger]

I like how of course the people on the local news said "guess ima be quitting soon" but you know they wont. Myself included

 

[Rahllin]

Anyone down for a group buy on cigarettes?!

Also, will cartons be taxed $1.01 or $10.10? I haven't read into this new tax much, but it doesn't make me happy.

 

[cajungunslinger]

funny thing is the day before they did that I bought a carton from circle k of camel lights. only $30

 

[Asc.rudeboy]

This will probably happeneto ammunition as well.

Raise the price so high that people can't afford to buy.

at this point it almost dosnt matter how much it cost you cant find it anywhere....ive only been shooting my .22 becasue i know i can replace that easy,,just been hording my .45 and 223

 

[Keller]

Anyone down for a group buy on cigarettes?!

Also, will cartons be taxed $1.01 or $10.10? I haven't read into this new tax much, but it doesn't make me happy.

As I read it on the sign, that is a PER PACK price increase. They were also accepting orders in advance, so my logic would lead me to believe that cartons will go up $10. Though Circle K is not for being the brightest crayons in the box either.