Cigarettes in NY pushed past $11 a pack

[vapinmachine]

New York smokers face sharp tax hike - Jun. 22, 2010

The comment section is blowing up! I'm pushing e-cigs there. There's unfortunately I lot of people that tried crappy e-cigs and then wrote them off.. how sad.

 

[River]

if i didn't like my profession so much i would load up a u-haul with about 50 cases of reds and sell em for cheap on the street. I can still get cartons for under $40 in KY.

who is going to enforce cigarette bootlegging? that's nothing but cash to be made right there.

my guess is that organized crime will begin to supply consumers, how can hey pass up an opportunity like this?

 

[vapinmachine]

Yeah, I live in Cincinnati OH, and I would drive to KY (<10 mins) to get cigs sometimes. KY has great prices. Not as good as NC or SC though.

 

[firechick]

if i didn't like my profession so much i would load up a u-haul with about 50 cases of reds and sell em for cheap on the street. I can still get cartons for under $40 in KY.

who is going to enforce cigarette bootlegging? that's nothing but cash to be made right there.

my guess is that organized crime will begin to supply consumers, how can hey pass up an opportunity like this?

Organized crime is already rampant in cig sales here. They are shutting down a major source of bootleg smokes beginning Sept. 1st.

Indian Reservations will no longer be able to buy bulk amounts of smokes for sale to non-natives. They will be rationed to an amount the government feels will supply the Indians tax-free tobacco ONLY for their use. NY is also in the process of lawsuits aimed at shutting down cig manufacturers selling to wholesalers who in turn sell to non-existent native stores. These are the smokes that end up on the street for $5 a pack.

http://www.examiner.com/x-1527-NY-Government-Examiner~y2009m3d17-Judge-denies-Sovereignty-Defenses-of-Long-Island-reservation-cigarette-sellers

http://crimewatch.gaeatimes.com/2010/05/07/major-ny-cigarette-dealer-gets-10-years-in-prison-in-case-involving-indian-reservation-shop-26799/

 

[Lab]

i did that in chicago when i was young.. made $2 profit off each pack and the people saved 2.50

 

[Dkrom68]

Isnt NY grand, they can't balance a budget, but they can make a fortune taxing cigarettes. I would like to know where all the tax money from them goes cause it isnt going to anything good of that im sure.

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

By me in queens, the cigs on the streets sold out of doorways and alleys are from the south. Not the reservations. It was great when I was able to buy cigs online for under $15 a carton. but those days are long gone.

 

[k9frog]

ive lived in this -ss-ole of a state for 30 years ive watched the goverment drain the money from peoples pockets any way they can,do you know that the min fine for a speeding ticket in the 5 boros is 500.00,so i dont speed ,taxes have gone up past the point that anyone can afford them,then now they rape the people on a cig tax,which will go to the non tax paying scum of new york,in the name of religion,what a place to live,im so proud to live here NOT !!!!!!!!

 

[Dkrom68]

I agree K9 this state has become a joke and the politicians an even bigger one. This state is about making the rich richer and the poor poorer. They could care less about anything but themselves and the cost of living here is horrendous to say the least. Land and school tax is unbelievable and more then mortgages now!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Koman]

New York smokers face sharp tax hike - Jun. 22, 2010

The comment section is blowing up! I'm pushing e-cigs there. There's unfortunately I lot of people that tried crappy e-cigs and then wrote them off.. how sad.

Yeah, they should really give it a longer try. E-cigs feel funny at first but once you get used to them they are great!

 

[Vocalek]

I wonder if revenues are down because so many New Yorkers switched.

 

[Dkrom68]

That would be a good thing Vocaltek

 

[v1John]

Did the N.Y ecig ban bill die? It says so in the General Discussion forum, but I don't see an article or reference.

 

[Hendry]

Thank god I found vaping. There is no way I can pay 11 bucks a pack, but I WOULD have, because I am addicted to nicotine.

I hate the city and state government here. Anything to get your money.

 

[N00bx7]

When government runs rampant silly stuff like this happens..

 

[firechick]

I wonder if revenues are down because so many New Yorkers switched.

Vocalek, tax and spend has been going on here for a LONG time. Revenue isn't really down so much as spending keeps going up.

Did the N.Y ecig ban bill die? It says so in the General Discussion forum, but I don't see an article or reference.

v1John, I don't think it's dead, just on the back burner until they work out the budget stuff. It might take until the next session, but I think it will come back up. Check the gov't site to see if the bill is moving.

New York State Legislature

Bill A9529

 

[redgirl]

I saw that on the news tonight. It also mentioned that the government is really cracking down on marketing to children with regard to candy flavors and cigs labeled mild and light.

 

[k9frog]

people always question were the monies are going,ask your building dept or the tax assement people how many tax free parcels are in your town or county,in mine which is in sullivan co,35% that means we have to pay for this,these are the same people that get 3 out of 5 section 8 housing subsidies,and who pays for that we do,this is the poster child for social welfare newyork,i know this has nothing to do with ecigs,but the question was ask this is my opinion

 

[DaveP]

I saw that on the news tonight. It also mentioned that the government is really cracking down on marketing to children with regard to candy flavors and cigs labeled mild and light.

It's a shame that the law won't allow an ad on a computerized freeway billboard crawl that says, "Don't like $11 cigarettes? Go to www.<insert supplier>.com".

 

[karmatized]

you cant really crap on section 8 housing in ny, New york as it stands is screwed in terms on proper housing prices. They are quite litirally trying to our price everyone who is not rolling in cash out of the city and the surrounding areas.

1br appartment in brooklyn goes for 1200 - 1500 dollars a month. You need to make 18 dollars an hour minimum to do ok. most jobes out there that are not corperate or union pay tops 12 dollars an hour in the city.

Then you have the other issue of abuse victims, wife gets beat up husband gets locked up or whatever. This girl has no skills or work history. Even if you train her she is not going to make 18+ dollars an hour for a while.

The program is there to keep people alive and prevents some of the people on it from having to do bad things to survive. god help you if your only making minimum wage here in ny.


Also i believe section 8 is not state its federal, the money is not related to your state as its funded by the fed with local organizations managing the distribution of funds allotted to that area.