Would you support a natinal tax increase on cigs?

B-rad

Would you support a bill that would raise cigs by $2 a pack? What about a dollar more a pack. What if the money was going to be used striclty for public education or would go to a centralized health care system. Not that this is planned, but I was just wondering on your thoughts. Being a non-smoker I would support such a tax. I think it's an "optional" tax. You could smoke and pay or not smoke and not pay.

Zach M · Posted: May 20, 2003 9:29 am Post subject:

what's the point of an optional tax? No one would pay it. I would support a bill that would pay for education.

Jester · Posted: May 20, 2003 9:31 am Post subject:

Being a non-smoker I also support this bill.

NAW · Posted: May 20, 2003 9:32 am Post subject:

As a smoker, I would still support the bill. Then maybe I would finally realize how much $$ I really spend on killing myself.

B-rad · Posted: May 20, 2003 9:35 am Post subject:

umm... Zach, it would be optional because you could not smoke and then not pay it. Smokers would be paying it from the price of the pack increaseing. I'm just throwing out some idea's here.

Chad52 · Criminal Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 91 City: Huntsville

I support it. And while they are at it they could implement fines for throwing the butts everywhere....

Chad

King of the Tigers · Posted: May 20, 2003 9:56 am Post subject:

I'm all for taxing the crap out of cigarettes and alchohol! You can ruin your bodies all you want but I don't want to pay for your healthcare.

B-rad · Posted: May 20, 2003 10:04 am Post subject:

Until everyone has health care you aren't paying for mine. If you would like to I could start deducting the cost from your paycheck instead of mine.

Dees · Posted: May 20, 2003 10:06 am Post subject:

yep I would support it

King of the Tigers · Posted: May 20, 2003 10:28 am Post subject:

I know that B-Rad but we're all paying for healthcare for those who can't afford it. If you end up smoking or boozing your life away (and I'm just using you as an example) and have no money for retirement or healthcare then who ends up with the bill?

twitch88 · Posted: May 20, 2003 12:18 pm Post subject:

totally, i support it all the way. i don't smoke and right now the schools in cali are taking a hard hit so it would help quite a bit. Also maybe some people would quit because of the price they would have to pay for a pack.

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 20, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject:

I'd support it 100%!! We should raise it $10+!!!

oh yeah... national, not natinal. Laughing

Zach M · Posted: May 20, 2003 3:12 pm Post subject:

oh, I got it B-rad. I didn't read the last section of the post right.

STPHNSN23 · Guest

i'd support it as a non-smoker. i hate cigs. they make u smell bad.

Chales · Guest

That'd be classic if a tax on cigarettes went towards health care. I'd probably write a song about it.

And don't say cigarettes smell bad. Wait until you've been around them 24-7.

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 20, 2003 3:27 pm Post subject:

One of my friends just started smoking. I've told her she has to stop, but she doesn't act like she's going to.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

whew!!! Thank God I quit 10 weeks ago! Mr. Green

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

I'd definately support it, but that's because I don't smoke and never plan on starting either.

Grouch · Posted: May 20, 2003 3:35 pm Post subject:

I'd definately support it, but that's because I don't smoke and never plan on starting either.

I only smoke when I am on fire. Laughing

vance · Guest

is that because your a flamer grouch ?? Laughing

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 20, 2003 3:43 pm Post subject:

Grouch... I think you just repeated exactly what JJ wrote. Neutral

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

He did that intentionally.

Mister C · Posted: May 20, 2003 6:22 pm Post subject:

I would definetly support it. This way, it would discourage people from smoking and they would have to pay the price for what they're doing.

Grouch · Posted: May 21, 2003 7:57 am Post subject:

My thoughts were the same as Jello so it was just easier to cut and paste it.

No offense Jello, didnt mean to bite.

Vance, your the flamer. Laughing

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

If you make the price too high people will smuggle it.

I'm against alcohol tax. It can be consumed in a way that isn't bad for you, but cigarettes can not.

Nick
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B-rad · Posted: May 21, 2003 9:32 am Post subject:

What about making cigarettes around $7.50 a pack. That way you would have to decide if you wanted to smoke or drink some nights. I also think it would make a lot of the younger kids that think smoking is cool rethink the cost factor associated with it. People would also be hesitant to give them away to anyone, being the price is so high.
I see the smuggling aspect, Mexican cigs taste a lot different though. I smoked a few in Cancun in 98 and they were horrid. A lower class of cig, if there is such a thing.

Steelerguy · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 518

I dont support any tax.

Smoking is bad for you and the people around you (second hand Smoke)

I chew and its already 3.50 a can. Of course i chew at best 2 cans a week.

Dont Even think of Taxing my beer. Its an american past time.....

vance · Guest

I use to work at a golf course during the summer last year. Here in Florida the avg. price for a name brand cig is around $3. At the golf course they were 6.50 a pack and a beer 12oz can, was 4.00 . And people still bought them. The point is they could make cigs $10 a pack and these stupid donkeys would still by them

impulse · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 807 City: Snyder,TX

tax the crap out of them im all for it.

Jen · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 169 City: McQueeney, TX

i think they should tax them. i have friends who smoke and i always annoy the hell out of them to quit.

Buergday · Guest

I'm in the process of trying to quit - again! So I say hike 'em through the f**king roof, so I can't justify buying them anymore.