Saturday, January 17, 2015

On the Total State and Local Tax on a Pack of Cigarettes in New York City Currently Being $5.85

And statist morons like Bill de Blasio don't think that this situation will create a black market HOW exactly?

10 comments:

dmarks said...

I'm no anti-tax idiot.

I believe that cigarettes should be taxed the same, no more and no less, than other goods.

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

That I could certainly live with.

Les Carpenter said...

Cigarettes are like playing Russian roulette with your health as well as a public nuisance. So, tailor made for politicians to target levying heavy taxes on their use.

In other words try to tax it into extinction.

Les Carpenter said...

Creating a huge black market for the product in the process. Snd more stupid work for law enforcement and the courts.

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

A total waste of a policeman's time and we all witnessed the unintended consequences.

Rusty Shackelford said...



Sin taxes are much more prevalent in blue states,with some of the highest in N.Y.,California and Washington.

Unfortunately high sin taxes affect the lower levels of society.

Will "take no prisoners" Hart said...

So, they're not very "progressive", in other words.

Les Carpenter said...

Yeah, but at least Washington has no income tax. One of 7 remaining states that don't.

Les Carpenter said...

Oh they are progressive in some respects, conservative in others. Like most of us "normal" folks. BTW, I lived in the PN for 17 years.

Rusty Shackelford said...



Correct Lester....but one of the most expensive states to live in.

Among the highest in sin tax,gas tax,B&O tax,propert tax and almost a 9% sales tax.