McCain Tried To Slap A $1.10 A Pack Tax On Cigarettes

2008-10-14 Thread RW
John McCain today tries to portray himself as someone opposed to taxes of all kinds, but 10 years ago he led an effort in the Senate to slap a $1.10 a pack federal tax on cigarettes. 21% of Americans are still regular smokers, and McCain himself had been a smoker for over 25 years before quitting

Re: McCain Tried To Slap A $1.10 A Pack Tax On Cigarettes

2008-10-14 Thread PNY
He should have went for more. On Oct 14, 10:20 pm, RW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John McCain today tries to portray himself as someone opposed to taxes of all kinds, but 10 years ago he led an effort in the Senate to slap a $1.10 a pack federal tax on cigarettes. 21% of Americans are still

Re: McCain Tried To Slap A $1.10 A Pack Tax On Cigarettes

2008-10-14 Thread Gaar
Yeah, it was destined to fail anyway, why not go for the sky... On Oct 14, 7:44 pm, PNY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He should have went for more. On Oct 14, 10:20 pm, RW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John McCain today tries to portray himself as someone opposed to taxes of all kinds, but 10

Re: McCain Tried To Slap A $1.10 A Pack Tax On Cigarettes

2008-10-14 Thread Travis
wouldn't bother New Yorkers. Ya'll paying about ten bucks a pack now in NYC that is. I pay about $2.25 a pack here in Ark. On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Gaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, it was destined to fail anyway, why not go for the sky... On Oct 14, 7:44 pm, PNY [EMAIL