tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998984924862826616.post8498764818350516823..comments2023-10-28T09:18:51.492-04:00Comments on Frank Smith Says NB: Did President Obama promises during the campaign to not raise taxes on anyone making $250,000 per year go astray?Frank Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13454438549601947995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998984924862826616.post-52028582792301320612009-02-22T18:58:00.000-05:002009-02-22T18:58:00.000-05:00Or you could not smoke...Or you could not smoke...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998984924862826616.post-11419715890570632702009-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:002009-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:00Cigarette taxes or "sin" taxes as they have become...Cigarette taxes or "sin" taxes as they have become to be known dispraportionately affect lower income people because lower income people smoke cigarettes by a much higher percentage then higher income people. So much for Obama only taxing the rich. Now you will pay for free health care for inner city children every time you buy a pack of cigarettes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998984924862826616.post-49896226316804682502009-02-20T17:13:00.000-05:002009-02-20T17:13:00.000-05:00This means another 62 cents in federal excise tax ...This means another 62 cents in federal excise tax per pack of cigarettes, $6.20 more per carton. <BR/>This increase will take effect April 1st.<BR/>What other new federal taxes haven't we heard about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com