Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Cigar-smokers: Time to panic!
"As part of an increase in tobacco taxes designed to pay for children's health insurance, the nickel-per-cigar tax that has ruled the industry could rise to as much as $10 per cigar," the St. Petersburg Times reports.
How many cigar shops do you think will go out of business if a $10-per-cigar tax is instituted? Personally, I will make fewer visits to my local tobacconist (Tobacco Road) if my three-cigars-a-day habit costs me an extra $30 ... indeed!
How many cigar shops do you think will go out of business if a $10-per-cigar tax is instituted? Personally, I will make fewer visits to my local tobacconist (Tobacco Road) if my three-cigars-a-day habit costs me an extra $30 ... indeed!
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Tuesday, July 17, 2007 
