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Originally Posted by Jedi Lure Tricks
.70 hike?? dayyyyum! i remember buying a pack of smokes for .75 then .85, then $1.00 a pack.. i said " man if they hit $1.50 a pack , i'm quittin!" ..of course i didn't quit and it was always a gradual increase in price/tax, so it didnt hurt that bad, but tackin on an extra $7.00 a frickin carton is really out of line and pretty discriminatory. to me, it singles out a group of people and really puts the screws to 'em.  |
I am sympathetic to that for sure, but with taxpayers having to pick up the health care cost, and smoking in particular contributing to so many health issues in the level of poverty, the cost has to be put somewhere.
What always amazes me, is how people can come up with the money for tobacco and not the money for new tires on a vehicle, or thier 401K or, or, or...........
Had a guy once that worked for me hitting five cans of dip a day............when he asked for a raise for a new boat (like that was a good reason) I challenged him to quit dipping. He was ticked off.........but he quit. Likely could have had his wife for a weekend easier than him quitting at the time..........guy still thanks me.