Monday, May 25, 2009
Taxing cigarettes - L.A. Times
Here we go. Just raise taxes.
Doesn't anyone think about reducing spending anymore?
And wait until you see what Rhode Island's cigarette tax is!...
Doesn't anyone think about reducing spending anymore?
And wait until you see what Rhode Island's cigarette tax is!...
Patrick McGreevy reports in the L.A. Times:
"Reporting from Sacramento -- For years tobacco companies have successfully fought off attempts by California lawmakers and health groups to increase the cigarette tax. But next month, as the state grapples with the worst financial crisis in recent history, that may change.
Lawmakers will consider a proposal to hike cigarette taxes by $1.50 per pack and raise $1.2 billion annually. During the last decade, cigarette makers have spent tens of millions of dollars to kill 14 straight attempts to make smokers pay more."
