TAX- the killer of the constitution!

alledan

What we see here are states that use tax to infringe on peoples constitutional rights. We have already heard the moans and groans of possible increased taxes on ammo. What will be next-the guns themselves? Without a doubt this will happen in the near future as this virilent idea spreads.

They will keep on taxing until evcn a beer will be too expensive to buy.

This new tax we have just had here in Ohio was to help BAD state management bring down a large deficit not for the benefit of anyone or nothing other than the deficit.


Michigan it looks like your next on the tobacco tax[or is it something sinister?]


Undated-AP -- They'd rather quit than pay.

Anti-smoking groups say higher cigarette taxes are prompting more and more smokers to give up the habit.

The head of an anti-smoking program at New York's Beth-Israel Medical Center says enrollment has doubled.

Local and state taxes in New York have pushed a pack of puffs to more than seven dollars, the highest in the nation.

Seventeen states have boosted cigarette taxes this year.

In Illinois, where taxes have been increased to 98 cents a pack, the American Lung Association says its "Quitline" is receiving about 50 percent more calls each day.

Smokers wanting to quit are also said to be turning to local organizations and visiting Web sites for information.

E.Williams

I know what you meann about baaad management of funds .Down here we were facing having taxes raised for mismanagment of school funding which resulted in major losses to the public school children.They were facing losing band,sports and all other extra caricular activities.They have since straightened it out but at the tie they were saying they didnt have money for the schools but spent 25 million on putting traffic circles in neighborhoods and loaned the city next to us which was I think rated the third worst city in America to live in 15 million and that is where half of our crime here comes from.But go figure the people in power would make a bad desision.

Eric S. Williams

E.Williams

They taxd tobacco and beer here for aawhile but for some reason it went back to almost where it was before.Cigarettes went up to $5.15 a pack and $38.00 for a carton and beer went up $1.75 a six pack gas went up too but I dont think that had to do with the state.Its getting more and more exspensive to live in a country where we lose more and more rights and it just gets more and more dangerous.We need to start funneling more money into fighting crime I would be willing to pay more for that.Pay cops more so its a more appealing job and figure out what to do with all the new criminals.

Eric S. Williams

alledan

I realize that smoking is bad for people but if the tax was to serve it's true purpose instead of being a lie and cover-up for something else then maybe it could be understood! As it goes,the tax is designed to pay off poor state performance and irresponsibility.


It's just like the Mega millions lottery game. The odds are so high that it is almost if not impossible to win. The old big game odds were 1 in 76 million. The mega millions game is 1 in 135+ million.
Games like these are geared to garner huge amounts of money for the state. I can only guess that there are lotteries out there from other states that do the same-maybe even worse! Lotteries in a sense are a type of tax but most are rigged to steal from you by stirring images of great wealth and grandeur that most people will never experience.

It appears that it is easier to tax your rights away than it is to legislate them away! The dogma of the situation is that most Americans will swallow this hook,line and sinker and set back and let this happen. Why they allow themselves to be deluded by useless politicians peddling these lies I may never know. I guess they are just to comfortable in their lifestyles to give a damn!