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Big Tobacco adds nearly $9 million to fight against cigarette tax (CA)
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| April 6, 2012 |
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Posted on 04/06/2012 4:02:20 PM PDT by Drango
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I favor the tax and will vote for it as will most conservatives.
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:02:23 PM PDT
by
Drango
To: Drango
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:10:34 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
So I assume there will just be that much more mail purchases and smuggling? I am sure organized crime very much likes this tax.
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:20:29 PM PDT
by
MSF BU
(n)
To: Drango
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:23:32 PM PDT
by
MSF BU
(n)
To: Drango
I think the principle of such taxation is antithetical to liberty.
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:33:11 PM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: Drango
I favor the tax and will vote for it as will most conservatives.Not being contentious, just curious. Why do you favor the tax? Why do you think most conservatives will vote for it?
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:41:26 PM PDT
by
umgud
(No Rats, No Rino's)
To: umgud
An increase in the price of a commodity will produce a decrease in demand. Econ 101. Particularly among children and teens.
Conservatives in election after election, have marched into voting booths and said “enough”. I believe once again they will support this. I know I will.
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:47:34 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: MSF BU
I am not a smoker, but I will not be voting for this tax, It is a legal product, but politicians dont have the guts to make it illegal. they would lose too much revenue.. .slap a 5.00 tax on movies, and watch the hollywood elite come up with ads to stop that...
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:51:35 PM PDT
by
JoanneSD
(TEA PARTY VERSES TEE TIME)
To: Drango
Particularly among children and teens.You know, if they just made a law against children and teens smoking, this would be all solved...
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:52:14 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: kingu
Civilization cannot survive with twelve-year-olds having babies, fifteen-year-olds shooting one another, seventeen-year-olds dying of AIDS, and eighteen-year-olds graduating with diplomas they cannot read.-Newt Gingrich (1997)
Newt didn't mention smoking but he should have.
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:55:02 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
The title should be “Big government tax tries to screw tobacco companies out of 9million.”
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posted on
04/06/2012 4:58:37 PM PDT
by
eXe
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: FoxInSocks
I think the principle of such taxation is antithetical to liberty.Well you would be going against George Washington, except it was a tax on whiskey.
I don't have a major problem with "sin taxes" but tobacco is taxed enough already. At this point you are trying to get blood from a turnip.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:03:32 PM PDT
by
NathanR
To: Drango
Doesn’t it require a credit check to take out a loan big enough to buy a pack of cigs in California?
I am an ex-smoker but don’t begrudge those who continue to smoke. Freedom doesn’t start where my desires end — it must be upheld for all, especially those who do unpopular but free actions/
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:13:49 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
To: freedumb2003
There is no freedom in addiction.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:15:40 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
>>There is no freedom in addiction.<<
So you want to outlaw/tax/criminalize alcohol as well? Fast food? Twinkies?
The worst tyranny is those who would impose their sensibilities on others. Nanny Staters are the lowest lifeforms on earth.
Thomas Jefferson has been spinning in his grave for years — this just sets the spin cycle on high.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:21:32 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
To: Drango
I favor the tax and will vote for it as will most conservatives.An oxymoronic statement, if there ever was one.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:31:35 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: freedumb2003
You support the addiction of 95% smokers who start under the age of 21? Sorry I don’t.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:31:50 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: Drango
There is no freedom in addiction.Particularly the addiction to government interference in people's everyday lives and the perpetuation and expansion of the nanny state.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:34:32 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: NathanR
I see the tax as punitive and a tool for behavior modification. I don’t think taxes should be levied on sugary products to dissuade people from eating candy bars or soft drinks. I don’t agree with increasing gas taxes to encourage citizens to use public transportation or buy “green” cars.
Perhaps this move will stimulate the economies of border towns in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:36:23 PM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: elkfersupper
I support free people, freely voting. Sorry you don’t.
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posted on
04/06/2012 5:36:58 PM PDT
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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