A bill was passed which Obama is expected to sign that will raise the tax on tobacco 61 cents. Does this annoy anyone? Tax on cigs have gone up so much lately that here in NYS its getting ridiculous. $7.00 a pack. We know its bad, why screw us more?

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• $12 a pack??! wow. where's that?

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  by prisoner on January 18th, 2009

• Manitoba!

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  by Karlee on January 18th, 2009

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• me too! lol

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  by prisoner on January 18th, 2009

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• I'd love to see Michigan raise the tax rate on smokes to 100%.

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  by Brian on January 19th, 2009

• Me too.

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  by Arisztid on January 19th, 2009

• I think there is a negative side to raising the price so high. It is going to lead to more crime.

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  by wigglepin on February 6th, 2009

• I want to breathe. I want this:
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  I wish I could charge my neighbors the following:
  *1) my lost wages because I cannot work due to the EXTREME reaction I am having to my CHAINSMOKING NEIGHBORS. I am going to have to get on TEMPORARY DISABILITY to pay my BILLS because of them.
  *2) my medical costs, from doctors visits to meds
  *3) rental of the nebulizer ($30 a month),
  *4) electric to run the nebulizer and air purifier,
  *5) the $500 for the air purifier since I bought it two years ago due to their smoking,
  *6) the electric to run the air purifier for two years,
  *7) the electric to run my a/c to fan to outside which is part of what I need to do when I hole up in the bedroom with the purifier because of the toxins in this air.
  *8) I also want the long term damage to my health caused by this much PREDNISONE (it is a dangerous but life saving drug and I am going to have lifelong problems from the level I am on) to be covered by my chainsmoking neighbors.
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  I would like the pulminary tests I now need to see how bad the damage is and if I have actual LUNG damage I want that paid for too.
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  Since I cannot have my NON smoker's rights I would settle for ANYTHING to slow the hell down in which I live.

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  by Arisztid on February 6th, 2009

• wigglepin, how is it going to lead to more crime? Are people going to resort to robbery to afford cigarettes? Are they going to start killing people to take their cancer sticks? I know! They are going to turn to rape for something to do instead of shoving secondhand smoke in us, they will shove other things!

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  by Keysha on February 6th, 2009

• Too bad that the murder of non smokers and causing permanent, lifelong birth defects to children of heavy smokers is also not a crime.
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  It is also too bad that causing someone like me to spend only the GODS knows how much money to STAY ALIVE to survive the smoker's vices is not a crime. I think that should be assault and battery considering how damaging smoking is to some of us... and I am NOT the only one.

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  by Arisztid on February 6th, 2009

• Totally agreed Aris. It should be a crime. Hope you are doing well.

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  by Scrappy on February 6th, 2009

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• I do not understand how people in the tobacco industry even live with themselves knowing what the sell is killing so many people. They got into the business knowing what they were doing and deserve at the least to lose their jobs if you ask me. How is the tobacco industry being shut down a bad thing???

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  by King of Sexytown on January 19th, 2009

• As I said, economically..Do you have any idea how many jobs are involved in the tobacco industry? The u.s cannot afford to keep losing jobs..with the loss of jobs comes an increased need for unemployment benefits..which is going broke..an increased need for public assistance..It's not as simple as just shutting down. There are no jobs available for the workers..

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  by DreAnna on January 19th, 2009

• Well that is their problem. I have no sympathy for people from the tobacco industry.
  It was nice to see you today. *HUGS* This seems to be a running theme for me today. Seriously. This is like the 4th or 5th argument I have gotten into today about how stupid smokers are. And like the 10th or 12th argument total. Why can't people just shut up and see that I'm right????

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  by King of Sexytown on January 19th, 2009

• I am not arguing for smoking or against it..I am simply stating the reality of how the economy is involved..It's called sin tax..I mean if you want to consider things from a good for you bad for you stand..Alcohol kills too....Lets shut down the alcohol industry and really send the economy to hell..take your personal view of smoking out of the equation and you will probably see just how devastating this could be..*hugs* It was nice to see you too.

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  by DreAnna on January 19th, 2009

• I wasn't really arguing either. I just wanted to talk to you. And beer is good for you. It's all about my personal view. There is nothing Obama can do for us. Might as well take an opportunity to take out the smokers too.

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  by King of Sexytown on January 19th, 2009

• How are you doing King..and beer is not really good for you..just makes you feel good, but I am not arguing that either(kidding) how ya doing?

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  by DreAnna on January 19th, 2009

• Eh... I exist. Going to bed in a few hours. Maybe. Fuck I dunno what I wanna do. I'm losing my mind these days. Fucking serious.

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  by King of Sexytown on January 19th, 2009

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• Hmm. I'm 50 years old, and I started smoking around 11. The dangers were well known, even to little old me the kid. I don't think anyone under 60 can claim they didn't know better.

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  by HasntBeen on January 19th, 2009

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• if everyone stopped smoking, the government would stop getting billions of dollars in tax money. they should just legalize marijuana and tax that. less money on the war on drugs and imprisonment of dealers and such. plus they would make money on it.

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  by NotAnonymous on January 26th, 2009

• i guess.

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  by F*ckAB on January 26th, 2009

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