i don't smoke but that's what alot of people have been doing for years over here. buying it on the black market they don't want to pay regular price.
The other popular strategy is to buy them from within an indian reservation. If I recall correctly, not a penny worth of taxes have to be paid.
Hey, look ! Even the real thrifty people who roll their own are getting clobbered ! 1 measely pound of cig tobacco is now about $42 !
Like Foreign Financial Aid, these sudden sharp tax increases are pathways for the government to rip us off. Sure, the government will offer ''childrens healthcare'' a buck or two, but what are they going to do with the other 98 % ? There's no oversight in place to ensure that these tax revenues will, in fact, be allocated in responsible manner ! They're called "loopholes" in the law.
That lousy
Bush, brokered a shitload more in foreign aid than Clinton ever did. "Aids Money to Africa" my ass ! Maybe a small percentage of the whole got to Africa but it more than likely got into the hands of warlords or tribal leaders who couldn't care less about their peoples' suffering with AIDS , the important thing is that said warlord gets his 50 dozen RPGs.:laugh:
I see right through these bastards, every one of them, world leaders that is. The opportunities are plentiful !
