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News Federal tobacco taxes jump

Federal tobacco taxes jump Federal tobacco taxes jump

Submitted by Unity | 13 months ago

The Business Journal - The price of smoking went up on Wednesday.

Federal tobacco taxes went up April 1 as part of an increase to pay for expanded federal health insurance programs for uninsured children.

The federal tax on cigarettes is now $1.01 per pack, up from 39 cents.

Tags: smoking, tobacco, taxes, laws, health care

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Patriot Watch (Independent) - 13 months ago

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haha true but they will be out of the tax income too :)

Government big enough to give you everything is big enough to take it away.

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Patriot Watch (Independent) - 13 months ago

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haha true but they will be out of the tax income too :)

This is just the start. Once we have national health care you will be taxed hard for a Big Mac or whopper with cheese. Just wait.

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jcrawford (Democratic) - 13 months ago

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save a fortune in medicare, medicad costs????

haha true but they will be out of the tax income too :)

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fridgco (Democratic) - 13 months ago

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This is just insane, it's almost $10 a pack now what are they going to do when everyone quits smokin … Show full comment

save a fortune in medicare, medicad costs????

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jcrawford (Democratic) - 13 months ago

This is just insane, it's almost $10 a pack now what are they going to do when everyone quits smoking (over time) because of the increased costs?

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