Utah - HB0333 proposes 86% tax

[squee]

Bill introduced would tax 'electronic cigarette products', meaning liquid *and* hardware at 86% of retail sales price. Chief sponsor - Paul Ray (of course)

Utah State Legislature

Also, a news article on the same bill includes these bits:

E-cigarettes "are not taxed now because they are relatively new and they have never been put into the tax code, or into any code, as a tobacco product," said Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clinton, sponsor of HB333. "It has nicotine in it, so it is a tobacco product."
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But Senate Democratic leader Gene Davis, D-salt Lake City, warned, "Who becomes addicted: the state or the person smoking e-cigarettes?"

E-cigarettes may face an 86.5% tax in Utah

 

[nicnik]

Bill introduced would tax 'electronic cigarette products', meaning liquid *and* hardware at 86% of retail sales price. Chief sponsor - Paul Ray (of course)

Utah State Legislature

Also, a news article on the same bill includes these bits:

E-cigarettes "are not taxed now because they are relatively new and they have never been put into the tax code, or into any code, as a tobacco product," said Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clinton, sponsor of HB333. "It has nicotine in it, so it is a tobacco product."
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But Senate Democratic leader Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, warned, "Who becomes addicted: the state or the person smoking e-cigarettes?"

E-cigarettes may face an 86.5% tax in Utah

Republicans in State Legislatures have been stirring up vaping trouble this month. Big taxes...

 

[zoiDman]

I have to Laugh when I see Stuff like this...

"Ray says the tax aims to cut down on use of e-cigarettes by underage youths.

"The data we have shows that across the country, the higher the price point is for tobacco products, the less kids use them," he said. "That's the whole idea, to drive kids away from e-cigarettes and make them less accessible.""

E-cigarettes may face an 86.5% tax in Utah

Because if they Showed the Actual Reduction Numbers per Dollars Taxed, people would see that this is just a Tax on Adults.

When are these Representatives of the People going to put down the "Save the Children Card" and just Hit Us with the Truth? That they will Tax anything that a Small Minority of the Population uses as long as it Doesn't Effect their Chances of Re-Election.

 

[zoiDman]

Those on Both Sides of the Aisle Republicans in State Legislatures have been stirring up vaping trouble this month. Big taxes...

I Fixed that for you.

 

[Toronnah]

Your tax dollars at work. All this does is guarantee an underground economy. Just look at what taxes have done for illegal tobacco and alcohol sales.

 

[DC2]

No offense to anyone living in Utah, but that state is pretty much a lost cause.
And as a person living in California, I can say that.