“Especially in the context of this thread — knuckling under to the Nanny-Staters most assuredly isn’t a ‘patriotic act’.. It’s merely the ‘path of least resistance’....”
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By denying them the .65 tax per pack (or whatever it will be.)To me that’s my small contribution to the failure of their policies. I still have to purchase fuel, I still have to purchase certain hard goods for the household-all have sales taxes tacked to them. But the smokes are voluntary.
True, eventually when their plans fail, they will go after the next cash cow to fund their folly-sodas and overly sweet and/or salty snacks come to mind- and so on down the line of minor sins.
Perhaps my reasoning is faulty to you, and maybe it is. But sheer frustration leaves me thinking what can I do? I don’t see it as complying with the Nannies, they are counting on the addictive nature of tobacco to keep the revenue coming in, even though outwardly they wag a finger at us smokers.
They are counting on us smokers to keep lighting up...I don’t want to give them that.
Thank you for the suggestions, Unc, for the retail field, however. There are some good ideas for me to explore.
” But sheer frustration leaves me thinking what can I do? “
Check FRmail.... ;~)
Right on! While I have wanted to quit for quite a while, it was the thought of giving my state and the Feds tax $ that are supposedly targeted towards smoking cessation programs, kindergarten or child health care and yet always end up being thrown into the general budget pot that made me decide now is the time to go for it. The libs always claim that the taxes are to "encourage" people to stop smoking while, hypocritically, they assign budget outlays based on those very revenues.
They are just about to hike the Fed tax so it is my way of saying, "Screw you Obama, your Dem cohorts and the sycophant media that put you there!"