Updated!! Pennsylvania: 40% tax = game over for vape
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Well, I'm pretty sure I'm right about the legislature, so would that make it a tax and spend bastion of Republicans?
No, Less. Penn has voted Democrat in the last 6 presidential elections.
Perhaps vape laws have no political alliances. Democrats are typically pro tax as you know.
Hardly. Pennsylvania is well below average in the amount of taxes it collects from its residents. With a flat income tax of 3.07%, a sales tax of 6%, and generally reasonable property taxes, it simply cannot be described as a "tax & spend" state.
As for politics, the governor's office has historically flip-flopped back and forth between Reps and Dems every 8 years or so, but the legislature has historically had Republican most of the time.
Yes, PA tended to go for the Dem in presidential race of late. 102% turn-out with zero votes cast for the Rep candidate in certain urban precincts may have something to do with that.
Democratic tax and spend Governer Tom Wolf signed the behemoth tax and spend bill including pummeling ecig revenue.Hardly. Pennsylvania is well below average in the amount of taxes it collects from its residents. With a flat income tax of 3.07%, a sales tax of 6%, and generally reasonable property taxes, it simply cannot be described as a "tax & spend" state.
As for politics, the governor's office has historically flip-flopped back and forth between Reps and Dems every 8 years or so, but the legislature has historically had Republican most of the time.
Yes, PA tended to go for the Dem in presidential race of late. 102% turn-out with zero votes cast for the Rep candidate in certain urban precincts may have something to do with that.
Ecigs lumped in with all the sin tax game. Booze, cigarettes, casino gambling, lottery and now ecigs. Shameful.
Yes he did.
And last year he asked for increases in both the Income and Sales taxes, which the legislature rejected. This resulted in many months delay in getting an actual budget.
Yep. After last year's tardy budget, the legislature wasn't in the mood to quibble over tax increases on a part of the population that's too small to vote them out.
Mind you, I'm not saying any of this is A Good Thing. I'm simply pointing out that PA is not a high-tax state when viewed in the context of the other 49 states. Ranked from highest taxes at #1 to lowest at #50, PA every source I've checked places PA somewhere in the 30's.
How about when viewed in the context of the new ecig tax?[emoji44]
Well, in that context, they may tax, but they aren't going to spend, because they simply aren't going to collect anywhere near as much as they've projected from that particular tax.
I am Officially Opposed to a Governing To the People.
FAT Government!
Tax Broken America!
Pennsylvania Taxation for Inability to Meet Over Blown Budget is WRONG!!!
Proposed Spending Beyond Already Existing Taxation - is WRONG!
Taxing a Healthier Choice, worse than Cigarette Taxes, is Wrong!
FAT Government!
Tax Broken America!
Pennsylvania Taxation for Inability to Meet Over Blown Budget is WRONG!!!
Proposed Spending Beyond Already Existing Taxation - is WRONG!
Taxing a Healthier Choice, worse than Cigarette Taxes, is Wrong!
And so the Cycle Repeats.
Spend on Projected Tax Revenues.
Fall Short of Tax Projections.
Enact New Taxes to cover Shortfall.
Spend on Projected Tax Revenues.
Fall Short of Tax Projections.
Enact New Taxes to cover Shortfall.
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Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
I was once corporate counsel for a hospital ('87 - '92) in Baltimore, MD. I lived in Pensylvania for tax purposes, Heaven help the poor citizens of Maryland. I like the 102% turnout with no Republican votes; what a country.
Hardly. Pennsylvania is well below average in the amount of taxes it collects from its residents. With a flat income tax of 3.07%, a sales tax of 6%, and generally reasonable property taxes, it simply cannot be described as a "tax & spend" state.
As for politics, the governor's office has historically flip-flopped back and forth between Reps and Dems every 8 years or so, but the legislature has historically had Republican most of the time.
Yes, PA tended to go for the Dem in presidential race of late. 102% turn-out with zero votes cast for the Rep candidate in certain urban precincts may have something to do with that.
DNC being held in Pennsylvania of course. It's under Republican control though[emoji51]
It really appears that the sole purpose of this tax is eliminate vaping from the state. Of course I could be completely wrong, as usual.
They calculated $13m in annual revenue from the ecig part of the tax.
That is the stated purpose.
I really don't think that they could actually state that their intent is to put an end to vaping in the state. It is just like saying that the FDA is strong-arming e-cigs to protect the children.
They must be using some type of new statistics. No vape shops = no tax money
They must be using some type of new statistics. No vape shops = no tax money
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