Email sent to my Congressman..

[sboyajian]

Originally Posted by Yellowfever

I think where we may see it differently is you (correct me if I am wrong) see it as though there HAS to be a tax so we may as well spread it around. I am saying NO to any of the "pleasure" or "sin" taxes.

I don't want to take away from the letter. It was great. I just disagree with all these pleasure taxes, luxury taxes, death taxes, etc. Government needs to live within its means just as we do...

I think you feel we are not agreeing with each other, when in turn we are. Perhaps you misunderstood my dictating to him to tax something else. I posed it as a question in the letter to ask the simple word. "Why?"

I do not feel there needs to be the tax. Any sin tax, on any luxury item. I am asking why Cigars are lumped into this negative world, while other items are left untouched. Why is it us that are ganged up on?

So we in essence agree. I do not see it as there HAS to be a tax. I just want to know why it got shoved on us.

[Yellowfever]

Originally Posted by sboyajian

I think you feel we are not agreeing with each other, when in turn we are. Perhaps you misunderstood my dictating to him to tax something else. I posed it as a question in the letter to ask the simple word. "Why?"

I do not feel there needs to be the tax. Any sin tax, on any luxury item. I am asking why Cigars are lumped into this negative world, while other items are left untouched. Why is it us that are ganged up on?

So we in essence agree. I do not see it as there HAS to be a tax. I just want to know why it got shoved on us.

Ok, sorry, lol. I guess I read through your post a little too fast since I was at work at the time. Caught the part about taxing soda and stuff and went from there. Then we agree. I should have reread it because it seemed a little odd for a fellow cigar smoker to have the views I THOUGHT you had. For the most part I found that we cigar smokers have a lot of similar views when it comes to issues like this. My fault.

[edogg]

Very nice letter.

[CigarDetective]

I like that letter, and I agree almost 100%. I don't want a tax on fast food or soda, since I sometimes have both. The government needs to stop all this BS taxes. I still think the U.S. should move to a flat tax system and make it more fair for everyone.

[danmcmartin]

Originally Posted by Yellowfever

I am waiting for the backlash. Someday they are going to pass the threshold of too much taxes and there will be enough anger for a revolt. It is coming close here is CA.

I thought California would have gotten there a long time ago, but it seems only now are they beginning to wake up.

[Hermit]

Originally Posted by Cletus

I wonder if they talk about cigars on political forums.....


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You didn't think his post was relevant?
Do you support SCHIP?
Did you write your congress critter?

[orca99usa]

I have sent similar letters to my Senators and Rep. Two, John Ensign and Dean Heller, sent me really thoughtful and specific responses to my concerns.

Funny, when I wrote to Ensign's office I got back a form letter that had nothing to do with the issue I wrote to him about (SCHIP and cigars). I'm in Shelley Berkley's House district and her office was more attentive. I never heard back from Senator Reid.

[Stinkdyr]

Originally Posted by orca99usa

Funny, when I wrote to Ensign's office I got back a form letter that had nothing to do with the issue I wrote to him about (SCHIP and cigars). I'm in Shelley Berkley's House district and her office was more attentive. I never heard back from Senator Reid.

Our Taxachewshits socialist senators are famous for that. I have received those unrelated form-letter responses from both of our senatorial boobs in the past. But I will still vote for Fat Teddy...