Cigarmakers in a panic: The federal tax on each cigar could rise from 5 cents to $10.

St Petersburg Times ^ | July 17, 2007 | JAMES THORNER

[LIConFem]

Dream on. Too few even know where that comes from, let alone what it means.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

liberalism is a mental disorder

[newgeezer]

tiny cigars sold in 20 packs like cigarettes

Are these not "cigar-ettes"? A distinction without a difference.

[mysterio]

Well, cigar smokers stood aloof over lower class cigarette smokers. I guess they didn't extrapolate the outcome correctly.

America, enjoy your nanny statist authoritarian replacement for liberty.

[twonie]

Can’t get at Clinton that way - his cigars last nearly forever. Something about his special humidors.

[ConservaTexan]

If the train of abuses and usurpations (Crimmigration, gun control, confiscatory taxation, eminent domain abuse etc.) continues eventually the evils will become unsufferable and the people will take notice.

[piytar]

Dream on. Too few even know where that comes from, let alone what it means.

We can thank our government run and liberal dominated public "education" system for that. Gee, what a coincidence -- NOT!

[FormerLib]

Guess I’ll be placing a big, big order with JRCigars in the very near future!

[4yearlurker]

Calm down everybody. This tax is for the children.

What is this “children's health care” the article mentions.

Welfare?

[saganite]

It wouldn’t hurt Rush. He can afford it. I would quit smoking them though. Of course, when I’m overseas in a saner country, which is often, I could indulge.

[LIConFem]

Remember the old parable about the boiling frog?

In any case, I do hope you're right. But in order for "the people" notice "unsufferable evils", they first have to be able to define evil within the context of the U.S. Constitution. I don't think there are enough people who're familiar enough with the Constitution to make that determination.

[LIConFem]

Yep. See my post #31.

[Osage Orange]

I will second your rant...

I smoked a K. Hansotia Silver Edition Symphony last evening...A very nice 'gar.

FRegards,

[NonValueAdded]

They FINALLY found a way to get at Rush Limbaugh.

Hardly - he will be one of the few left who can afford to smoke 'em.

[Osage Orange]

Or here....http://www.cigarsinternational.com/

[Old Professer]

They’re counting on the majority to hate smokers worse than they hate taxes.

[null and void]

Fixed your typo:

Can’t get at Clinton that way - his cigars last nearly forever. Something about his special humidors humid whores....

[Gabz]

Nanny State Ping

[dblshot]

to paraphrase freud:

Sometimes a theft is just a theft.

[glorgau]

Amazing that anyone would think that cigar demand is this inelastic. A tax rise of this size would do nothing nothing less than simply destroy the industry. It will reduce cigar sales to the level of moonshine sales and make those sales entirely untaxed while encouraging “criminal” behavior.

that said, this is probably a stalking horse for a “compromise solution” of a dollar or so tax on cigars.