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Tobacco tax
TweetPublished: Wed, April 1, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m.
Tobacco tax
In early February, President Barack Obama passed a bill to increase taxes on tobacco products. The extra tax money will go toward funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The tax is expected to raised nearly $33 billion for 11 million children nationwide.
Taxes before increases
Cigarettes: 39 cents per pack, $3.90 per carton.
Chewing tobacco: 19.5 cents per pound.
Cigars: 5 cents per cigar.
Snuff: 59 cents per pound.
Pipe tobacco: $1.10 per pound.
Taxes after increase
Cigarettes: $1.01 per pack, $10.01 per carton.
Chewing tobacco: 50 cents per pound.
Cigars: 40 cents per cigar.
Snuff: $1.51 per pound.
Pipe tobacco: $2.83 per pound.
Source: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Comments
How about taxing all alcohol products too, that would bring in alot of money too.. don't just pick on the smokers.
Tax and spend, that's Hussein. Tax, Tax, Tax and give it to the illegal's so they will have more anchor babies.
SCHIP funds from the fed government match state contributions and are distributed to medical providers, not individuals. New language addresses coverage of legal immigrants. Don't let political rhetoric cloud facts.
Relatively speaking, Ohio is one of the better states in which to provide medical care because reimbursement rates are fairly generous and payment is timely…this is unfortunately the exception to the rule. The playing field is now more level for those that provide care in states with poor reimbursement rates and untimely payment problems.
That said, people that smoke drive up costs for ALL who receive medical care, regardless of who pays the bill...if you dislike the taxes quit smoking and do everyone involved a service.
we have a right to smoke. these insurance companys are the richest people in the world at everyones expence. im tired of seeing how they run everything. what do we get in the end for not getting sick? what do we get in the end if not having a car accident or a ticket? everything that we pay for and dont use is pure profit for them. or should i say extra bribe money for them to get the states to make new laws for their well being.
one other question 4 u all. what is the state going to do without all of the tax money if everyone was to quit. all of the nice parks and everything else. whos going to pay for it then.