67% Excise Tax In Washington DC

[JULIA HUGGINS]

I live in Alexandria VA, only *4* miles from Washington DC, where I work. Was going to switch my default mailing address to the office for ease of delivery but got to the checkout and there was a massive $43+ excise tax.

Found out that the DC excise tax on any vaping product is a whopping 67%, the same as any tobacco product.

I remember a few years back there was a proposed 5% tax hike in Washington on foods/beverages above a certain rda fat content and the lobbyist were falling all over themselves to get that quashed (and they succeeded).

I'm gob-smacked (but in a way, not surprised).

 

[Opinionated]

Anything around DC is so far left anymore it's little wonder.

They aren't willing to let their sin taxes go now that we aren't smoking.

I mean, who else is going to pay for "free everything"..

 

[bombastinator]

Anything around DC is so far left anymore it's little wonder.

They aren't willing to let their sin taxes go now that we aren't smoking.

I mean, who else is going to pay for "free everything"..

If I gotta give up blaming various wings of the government for random stuff I think I’m going to complain when anyone else does it. Sin taxes are a right wing thing not a left wing thing. They primarily affect the poor. Also DC’s permanent residents are majority minority, and it’s a city to boot.

 

[Opinionated]

If I gotta give up blaming various wings of the government for random stuff I think I’m going to complain when anyone else does it. Sin taxes are a right wing thing not a left wing thing. They primarily affect the poor. Also DC’s permanent residents are majority minority, and it’s a city to boot.

We are all entitled to our opinions...

 

[smacuser]

Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes...

How do get to Washington?

Spoiler: Answer

Go North on 95, then head East when you start smelling BS.

 

[scott58]

Vote for me and I'll set you free!

 

[bombastinator]

We are all entitled to our opinions...

...and it’s what makes America work. When either the right or the left are completely crushed things get screwy in a hurry.

 

[JULIA HUGGINS]

Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes...

How do get to Washington?

Spoiler: Answer

Go North on 95, then head East when you start smelling BS.

Washington, DC - a city that traded a swamp for politics.

 

[zoiDman]

Is it Me?

Or do these Threads seem to turn Partisan almost Immediately?

 

[PJReid]

I live in the DC suburbs too. The excise tax has less to do with "sin taxes" than it does to do with vape products being federally classified as tobacco products. DC is a liberal city but is unique in that DC is not a state and Congress has significant control on the government of the District of Columbia. Blame the FDA.

 

[smacuser]

Is it Me?

Or do these Threads seem to turn Partisan almost Immediately?

Trust me, it's an old joke .

I live in the DC suburbs too. The excise tax has less to do with "sin taxes" than it does to do with vape products being federally classified as tobacco products. DC is a liberal city but is unique in that DC is not a state and Congress has significant control on the government of the District of Columbia. Blame the FDA.

Do they tax other vapables as well? Just curious.

 

[zoiDman]

Trust me, it's an old joke .

I wasn't thinking so much of Your post(s).

 

[smacuser]

 

[HauntedMyst]

Anything around DC is so far left anymore it's little wonder.

They aren't willing to let their sin taxes go now that we aren't smoking.

I mean, who else is going to pay for "free everything"..

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has a plan to make everything free. She's a genius!

 

[bombastinator]

Is it Me?

Or do these Threads seem to turn Partisan almost Immediately?

Not just you. Isn’t America an entertaining place? It’s almost like France or Italy these days that way.

 

[bombastinator]

Washington, DC - a city that traded a swamp for politics.

Well to be fair there was no trading. Washington is an artificial city that was built from the ground up to be a political hub. That it was done in a swamp is merely irony.

 

[bombastinator]

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has a plan to make everything free. She's a genius!

Umm.... that sounds a lot like that “making popcorn in your lungs “guy. Which I applaud btw.

 

[bombastinator]

I live in the DC suburbs too. The excise tax has less to do with "sin taxes" than it does to do with vape products being federally classified as tobacco products. DC is a liberal city but is unique in that DC is not a state and Congress has significant control on the government of the District of Columbia. Blame the FDA.

Liberal city is redundant these days. The dividing line between red and blue is generally at or near city limits in almost every state.

Inside or outside of the beltway btw? My dad retired near Gaithersburg. Beautiful place. When the wind wasn’t blowing off the cow pasture anyway.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

In the beginning I went to juice bars to talk and try flavors. Then I started to DIY. That is a great part of the vaping hobby.

Anyway, I buy only from the internet, for many reasons.

 

[stols001]

I am actually super glad to not be on the East Coast anymore, even though I used to miss it. Being about 3 feet away from Mexico is Just Fine By Me. (Although, there is quite a bit of government about, but they're all busy checking in the Mexicans they want and etc.

In fact, I was watching this special on the gigantic TIDAL WAVE that was gonna wipe out the east coast and if it could coincide with CA falling into the ocean, we might have a chance, I have no idea. I sort of think that like, the Midwest is sort of more idle. Etc.

I don't think sin taxes are a "right" or "left thing personally. I think the GOVERNMENT kind of sucks.

My sis is alt.left and like, she works as a lawyer for a super right wing judge on some high circuit somewhere and they seem to not only be friends, but tender sort of friends.

It is possible for the left and right to get on the same page for many, many reasons.

Now, I'd like to think they're both high integrity and all that but I have NO CLUE she's not allowed to discuss her job even what it IS.

That's.. somewhat problematic. There is NO transparency in government and now there is NONE in the media, either.

Anna