http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/08/14/barack-obamas-clueless-third/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/08/14/barack-obamas-clueless-third/comment-page-1/#comment-685717 Jimmie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:09:13 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=9928#comment-685717 Regardless of whether it's a "good" tax or not, the President still broke his promise. He is, for the record, still promising no new tax increases. So not he's not merely breaking a promise, but actively lying. Regardless of whether it's a "good" tax or not, the President still broke his promise. He is, for the record, still promising no new tax increases. So not he's not merely breaking a promise, but actively lying.

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]]> http://www.sundriesshack.com/2009/08/14/barack-obamas-clueless-third/comment-page-1/#comment-685687 fostert Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:13:52 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=9928#comment-685687 You can avoid the tax by not smoking. It's a tax increase, for sure, but it's a voluntary tax. And look, I'm a smoker, so it's not like I'm totally unsympathetic. But smoking is still a major cause of health problems and substantially shortens one's life. Well, most people's, I'll die young anyway. If you have to tax something, tobacco is probably the best thing to tax. The change in the RYO tobacco may seem extreme, but the new tax brings the tax in line with pre-rolled cigarettes. Some quick measurements on a pack of American Spirits yield a tax of about $28/lb vs $24/lb for RYO. So it's as fair as the other tobacco taxes. I'm generally for these kinds of taxes. It's better than taxing desirable elements of society, like income. You can avoid the tax by not smoking. It's a tax increase, for sure, but it's a voluntary tax. And look, I'm a smoker, so it's not like I'm totally unsympathetic. But smoking is still a major cause of health problems and substantially shortens one's life. Well, most people's, I'll die young anyway. If you have to tax something, tobacco is probably the best thing to tax. The change in the RYO tobacco may seem extreme, but the new tax brings the tax in line with pre-rolled cigarettes. Some quick measurements on a pack of American Spirits yield a tax of about $28/lb vs $24/lb for RYO. So it's as fair as the other tobacco taxes. I'm generally for these kinds of taxes. It's better than taxing desirable elements of society, like income.

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