Cigarette prices!

[gtkriss]

god damn! I occasionally smoke.. but that sucks ass. They can't keep taxing alcohol and cigs, there is only sooo much you can tax! why wont they tax those pussies that buy all of that gov't shit?

[banditkiller]

[RANT]Well as far as a nationwide 1.25 a pack raise.... hmm... that will still only be about 4.50 a pack (U.S.) For some reason maryland has never seen any of these crazy tax increases. In missouri.... I paid no more than 2.65 for a pack of smokes. I dont smoke much and I agree there are better things to tax. At the same time, Its my habit, and I pay for it. When it gets to be to much ill be done. [ENDRANT]

[Steel]

well that 1.25 raise will put it over 7 here in mass! Gah! i hate this place

[BP2K2Max]

My mom and I buy our cigarettes from a native american wholesaler place called iroquois tobacco direct. i'm not 100% on how they function but I buy cartons of marlboro menthols for $25.85/carton, newports are $32.00. call 1-888-999-5509. it's all automated and you can set it up so they just ship the cigarettes regularly without having to keep re-ordering. it might be a little more for shipping out of NY but it's still better than $50.00+ for a carton. We like to just order a lot at one time cuz there's a flat shipping fee of $7.00 for 1-4 cartons but it's only $.50 per carton after that. These are untaxed cuz it's a native american organization and we can't tax them or something, like their casino's.
i'm only paying $2.85 a pack. $3.50-something if you factor in shipping.


***edit i just found the web address: www.iroquoisdirect.com

[Oz]

Don't really smoke regularly, but bought a pack last night. Benson and Hedges Extra Mild 25 pack for $au10.60, which is about $6 US at current exchange.

[Dan_in_WA]

I haven't killed anyone yet, but I'd sure like to.

Any US Democrat had better not come within rifle range of me, if I know they're around. That would be just too tempting. They are the ones who have jacked the tobacco prices up so high, that the hijacking of trucks carrying the shit is now a problem.

Then the fuckers bitch about people buying their smokes and chew off the Internet, and avoiding their damn taxes.

Yeah, I know that quitting was the healthy thing for me to do, and all that bullshit. But the cravings are STILL murder! Even after almost a month. I'm not backing down, though. Because I know that those bastard leftist fucking Demoncrats ARE LOSING TAX MONEY by my decision to quit!

And that pisses them off even worse than Bush being Prez!

[Oz]

Originally Posted by Dan_in_WA

I haven't killed anyone yet, but I'd sure like to.

Any US Democrat had better not come within rifle range of me, if I know they're around. That would be just too tempting. They are the ones who have jacked the tobacco prices up so high, that the hijacking of trucks carrying the shit is now a problem.

Then the fuckers bitch about people buying their smokes and chew off the Internet, and avoiding their damn taxes.

Yeah, I know that quitting was the healthy thing for me to do, and all that bullshit. But the cravings are STILL murder! Even after almost a month. I'm not backing down, though. Because I know that those bastard leftist fucking Demoncrats ARE LOSING TAX MONEY by my decision to quit!

And that pisses them off even worse than Bush being Prez!

Bravo!

[Ludelover]

Originally Posted by Dan_in_WA

I haven't killed anyone yet, but I'd sure like to.

Any US Democrat had better not come within rifle range of me, if I know they're around. That would be just too tempting. They are the ones who have jacked the tobacco prices up so high, that the hijacking of trucks carrying the shit is now a problem.

Then the fuckers bitch about people buying their smokes and chew off the Internet, and avoiding their damn taxes.

Yeah, I know that quitting was the healthy thing for me to do, and all that bullshit. But the cravings are STILL murder! Even after almost a month. I'm not backing down, though. Because I know that those bastard leftist fucking Demoncrats ARE LOSING TAX MONEY by my decision to quit!

And that pisses them off even worse than Bush being Prez!

yeah, kill someone because of extra tax on smokes

[Steel]

Originally Posted by Ludelover

yeah, kill someone because of extra tax on smokes

Ever heard of the American Revolutionary war? AND the American Civil war? Guess what they were about.

[Ludelover]

what are you talking about? what nation are you trying to gain independance from? smoking has to be up there in terms of dumbest habits ever. Even with alcohol there has been evidence that moderation can be beneficial to you (i.e glass of wine and decrease in chance of heart disease) If your dumb enough to start, pay the price. Smoking is a luxury, not a right, so like a luxury tax on vehicles, you'll pay for it. It's also a deterrent. If you don't wanna pay the tax, quit. Do you wine and complain to BMW about there obscene prices? no, you don't, and they dont have to charge you that price, but they do. You pay for certain luxuries, smoking is no different.

[Steel]

yes, but these taxes are over 100% markup. That's just crazy. I don't mind paying FAIR taxes.