sam wrote:
In article9KudnXf7v4KDQbrQnZ2dnUVZ_jCdnZ2d@earthlink .com,
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In addition to the internet business, the Democrat-controlled state
legislature intends:

* To raise the state income tax by 75%

That sounds totally democtrat.

for the next four years,

Right. Get used to paying that tax. It will be permanent.


* Add $1.00 / pack tax on cigarettes.


They're going to continue to do crap like this until a tipping point is
reached. Once it is reached (they aren't far from it now), a new criminal
enterprise will appear: Tobacco smuggling. Not only are they no longer going
to be able to collect tax on it, it is going to be quite expensive as law
enforcement have then got something else to deal with. I don't smoke myself
but when it gets to that point, I will buy one case of cigarettes a month
(maybe more depending on price) to support the black market.

Reply:
Is already happening in NYC. Their extra tax made the price of a pack
$13-15. There are still as many cigarettes being sold, but the tax receipts
are down.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124804682785163691.html

Quit smoking. It's bad for you.

s

That's not the point of course. After that, they will go after alcohol,
lottery tickets, video games...

Bill