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Originally posted by butcherguy
I gotta start sellin' black market cigs in Chicago.
They's gold in dem dar hills!
Originally posted by qvision
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
Here in the UK a pack of 20 is £8, which is $12.
I smoke rolling tobacco, I hope i can give up soon.
QV.
Originally posted by crcn11
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
I know this has been said. But this really isn't anything to shout about. These are the prices a lot of the rest of the western world have to deal with... actually, for quite some time. And soon the fuel prices will go up to match the rest of the world too... and I guess Obama will get the blame for that one. America is a really cheap place to live, but it's got to level out with the rest of the world someday, and it has to happen soon.
Originally posted by daryllyn
Lots of people roll their own these days. You can even get an electric rolling machine.
In my area, the cost is about $1.25/ pack if you go that route.
But, I bet that taxes will go up on all of that soon or it will be outlawed. Can't have anyone saving that kind of money, ya know.
Disclaimer: I am not advocating the act of tobacco smoking.edit on 1-3-2013 by daryllyn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Trueman
Tobacco cigarettes should be illegal. No tax and no cancer in one shot. More money in the pocket too.
Originally posted by superman2012
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
In Canada, in my opinion, the thinking is that higher taxes on smokes are justified by the average smoker needing medical services because of smoking. Once you don't have smokers, you will have lower numbers of smoking related diseases coming into the hospitals.
In a perfect world at least.
In our world, they will probably find something else that is unhealthy and tax the bejeebus out of it...they better leave my steaks alone!