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To: SheLion

No escape is there: "Studies show smoking in cars 75 times more dangerous than using cell phones!."

They've got an interesting bait-&-awitch going on down here in Texas now. THey're going to raise the tax on cigarettes by a buck a pack (and raise the so-called Franchise Tax on businesses). I think they hope everybody will get focused on the sin tax and forget about the business tax, which is much more onerous. Seems to be working. I heard a news report that lead "Smokers will pay more to light up if...". The franchise tax was not even mentioned.


17 posted on 04/30/2006 9:01:40 AM PDT by Flavius Josephus (Nationalism is not a crime.)
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To: Flavius Josephus

And where will they get their sin tax money if everyone quit smoking? You know they won't give up that money - everyone will have to pay a sin tax!!!!


48 posted on 04/30/2006 11:36:24 AM PDT by 3catsanadog (When anything goes, everything does.)
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