Federal Tobacco Tax

[Lefty-cl]

When are we as Americans going to stop relying on the Government to tell us what to do? When are as Americans going to stop relying on someone else to raise and discipline our children?

It's all very simple cause and effect stuff. You eat fast food, you may get fat. You smoke, you may get cancer. I remember when my dad used to use a belt on my backside to help "correct" my misguided thinking and choices. Now it's called child abuse. Arrrrg!!

/rant

[northidahotim-cl]

It's scary. Maybe it doesn't get passed this time but for something like this to even reach the floor is scary. Every time they try something this crazy it just opens the door that much further for these bills down the road. I'm a retailer. Had my business for about nine months. Love it. I pray that the government dont put me out of business by taxation. But with the anti-smoking campaign of today eventually it's coming. Might not be today. I do have a feeling that saomeday this anti-smoking stuff will die down. Who knows?

[Gatormoye]

To pay for this, they, the goverment needs to find 22 million new smokers in the next 5 years. As of now, you don't need to prove your a american to get this health care. Also parents are getting this coverage as well. It seems to me we are spending more to pay for illeagal's health care.

[JohnRider]

Originally Posted by Gatormoye

To pay for this, they, the goverment needs to find 22 million new smokers in the next 5 years. As of now, you don't need to prove your a american to get this health care. Also parents are getting this coverage as well. It seems to me we are spending more to pay for illeagal's health care.

You are supporting big tobacco, you are a racist, and how could you deprive someone of health care insurance just because they were born in Mexico?

[Gatormoye]

Well they are making money, not paying taxes, taking our income and sending it back to mexico, might as well give them free health care. Only thing i'm really upset about is if cigars go way up, logcabin productions might not be able to give as many reviews on quality smokes. I'm not feeling well.

[northidahotim-cl]

Thank you Heather for the pdf file on the bill. In reading it however, if you as a congressman are not familiar with the cigar industry, as I'm sure most politicians arent, you might not realize what this bill will do to the industry. Not just me as a retailer, but some of these other countries who supply us. The ramifications could be far reaching. And this copy that gets passed around to all the congressmen just seems to kind of ho-hum these numbers.

[happy1]

I have seen in other cigar forums.they are requesting letters to be sent and I have sent numerous letters.So why dont they tax booze,yeah I forgot politicians drink and I like a good scotch myself,what about fast food,this country is in big trouble

[garbreath]

did you know, that a $150.00 bottle of wine only has a .30cent federal tax on it? i am going to RTDA, it ought to be interesting

[JohnRider]

Originally Posted by Gatormoye

Only thing i'm really upset about is if cigars go way up, logcabin productions might not be able to give as many reviews on quality smokes.

"....on this week's show, we sample the Roly. This $11 cigar is a great value."

:teacher:

[Gatormoye]

Now that's scary.

[northidahotim-cl]

Does anyone know what happened on Friday with this bill?

[BigBuddha76]

I posted the PDF and made it a sticky. pass it out among your friends. and remember vote early and vote often

[Cigar Diva]

Thank you for your support. Kay Bailey is and has been a BIG FAT QUESTION MARK? In my mind, Cornyn is a question mark?

Originally Posted by terrasco

I emailed Hutchison and Cornyn, both. Got a form letter that told me they didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I tried emailing all members of the Senate Finance committee but quickly found that if you aren't a constituent, they don't really care about you. (Not that they really care, anyway.)

The sad thing about this, as you well know, is that it will decimate independent, local cigar stores. It is a very scary thing. I know I'm preaching to the choir here.