tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post3354132673704723456..comments2023-10-16T06:36:35.530-05:00Comments on A Fresh Perspective on Economics: Featured Entry - Tax free CigarettesAlex Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339415004177031988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post-84145791214756211332007-01-22T13:37:00.000-05:002007-01-22T13:37:00.000-05:00These taxes are a huge part of the revenue for our...These taxes are a huge part of the revenue for our government but their are ways to avoid paying the higher taxes in certain areas. For example, the tax on cigarettes in the city is 3 dollars for one pack. Now you might be saying that would make people not want to buy their cigarettes. But these people will go to an indian reserve or by the cigarettes tax free in bulk so they dont have to pay that outrageous tax. So the pattern of use doesnt really change it just allows people to buy their cigarettes some place else and thats money the city looses out on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146031547797573341.post-22943868679420925072007-01-10T08:37:00.000-05:002007-01-10T08:37:00.000-05:00What is 'unfair' is that there is a way to get aro...What is 'unfair' is that there is a way to get around one of the most important taxes in this country. The cigarette tax is not like the taxes on most other products, but more like the taxes on gasoline and the proposed taxes on trans-fats or carbon monoxide. They are punitive taxes that were put in place in order to try to change buying habits. The reasoning goes that if people cannot afford their addiction, they are more likely try to quit, a reasoning many studies have supported. <br /><br />Also mentioned, these punitive taxes do raise huge amounts of money for state and local government, money that is needed. A greater amount of money in the system could do any number of things that would benifit the population as opposed to leaving these cigarettes untaxed when they only have the power to harm. This is a time when ethics simply complements economic practise, and when that happens, what must be done is simple.<br /><br />Yes, the tribes may suffer if this rule goes into place. However, their cigarettes will still probably sell well since they will still be cheaper than other brands.philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272780683169789607noreply@blogger.com