Louisiana Tobacco Bill

beatnic

Tobacco tax increase #HB63 effectively dead without a vote in House committee http://bit.ly/jrwito We won this battle. Stay armed gentlemen.

sightunseen

Congratulations to you guys. WA is stuck with a 95% tobacco tax (on sales prices, with a $0.65/cigar cap), one of the highest in the country.

alienmisprint

Its about damn time one of these bills failed.

jfaciane

That's great news. WHODAT!! I live in FL now but will move back to my home town eventually and I'm glad to hear this. Wish other states would follow suit.

amz1301

Why is it everytime they come up with these tobacco / smoking tax proposals or bans they always feel the need to throw in there, "well this is a deterrent for potential smokers, especially the youth." Come on man.

fla-gypsy

amz1301:

Why is it everytime they come up with these tobacco / smoking tax proposals or bans they always feel the need to throw in there, "well this is a deterrent for potential smokers, especially the youth." Come on man.

Because the unintelligent and uninformed, scratch that, the ignorant will believe anything they are told.

havanaal

Maybe the tide is turning. I'm sure the experience of other states, where revenue drops after overtaxation, had something to do with this. I think lawmakers in LA have other things to do besides destroying commerce.

beatnic

They fought this one on the message of the tea party
NO NEW TAXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

blurr

Who sponsored this bill, do you know by chance?