Sorry smokers – tax hike for S-CHIP comes 3 weeks early

I’m not a smoker, never have been, so I really don’t care about a tax hike for smokers, aside from when the Government lies through its teeth. Smokers who were preparing to take a hit to their wallets next month are learning to their surprise that the era of nearly $5-per-pack cigarettes arrived early. According to the St. Petersburgh Times, on April 1, the federal government boosts its tax on cigarettes to help pay for a children’s health care program. But many tobacco companies, in anticipation of the extra 62-cent tax, decided to implement price hikes now — about three weeks early.

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March 13, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized


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  • Donald L. Duston

    when the government starts to change things for the worse, its time for the people of this great nation to stand up! and use their rights in witch the decloration of independence state,the citizens of this country have the right to make changes for the good of our great nation. (this is something the government don’t wan’t the people to know!!! so stand up and we can start to make a change. if we come together we can make the changes for the better of this proud nation.