Dollars lost?

[W.brooks]

I have been vaping for about six months now.

The other day I was just thinking how much money I have saved myself using the E-cigs rather than analogs. I came to the conclusion that I have probably saved a BUNCH of money by not paying exhorbitant taxes that are levied on tobacco products.

If enough people stop using tobacco altogether, the government will lose a large portion of the cash cow it now enjoys.

My question is: Do you think there will be taxes levvied upon usage of vaping products? Seems to me they might create a deficit for themselves when they finally kill that cash cow.

 

[WVvet]

I think it's a definate possibility now that the FDA has decided vaping is a "tobacco" product...

 

[jaz3370]

They cannot possibly tax as much as they do on analogs now. I don't know why they are still spending so much tax money on anti smoking ads and not on new research for e cig industry and actually promoting vaping as the way to go!

 

[Liv2Ski]

There are several threads on here that discuss a Federal Bill that is being kicked around right now and yes it looks to tax nicotine. CASAA has info on it on their web page. Not likely this bill will pass in its current form but I would imagine it is only a matter of time before some bonehead in politics figures out a way to get their $$$$$$ they are losing from cig taxes.

BTW W.brooks welcome to ECF and happy vapes

 

[JustaGuy]

The FDA already ruled e-cig as tobacco product, just a matter of time. The government will never miss a chance to collect more taxes and we (smokers/vapers) are a prime target.

 

[Patrick21]

Well the uk have been in talks about banning the ecigs, most likely due to the tax issues ie they are not making any money off them

 

[W.brooks]

Thanks for the welcome folks!
I had no idea that they had already classified E-cigs as a tobacco product. Most of the literature I have read is that E-cigs were a non tobacco product. Maybe I mis-read somwhere. Stands to reason.

 

[JustaGuy]

Thanks for the welcome folks!
I had no idea that they had already classified E-cigs as a tobacco product. Most of the literature I have read is that E-cigs were a non tobacco product. Maybe I mis-read somwhere. Stands to reason.

The FDA tried to classify e-cigs as "drug", was challenged in court and lost, so called them tobacco products instead. My conspiracy tended mind thinks it was the plan all along - we want money!

Edit: the decision was in April 2011.

 

[W.brooks]

Now that I have looked around the site a bit. I realize I should have read the legislation pages. It seems there are a multitude of suits already going in the courts to tax E-cigs. This seems to make my question moot as it would have been already answered.

I should have read the site a bit. Thaks for all the replies folks.

 

[JustaGuy]

We were all "new" once and asked many questions. I learned a lot reading and posting in threads. The ECF site is very large and sometimes I need help finding things. Happy vaping!

 

[sln88]

Theoretically, if ecigs are indeed safer than analogs, they should not need the money, right? After all, weren't we always told that the high taxes on cigs was to offset increased health care costs and tobacco cessation programs?

Too bad I was fooled. The latest thing they want to do with money from tobacco taxes is pay for some kind of program for the disabled. Of course, anyone who opposes this bill and the taxes will be made to look heartless because "why don't you care about the disabled you dirty selfish tobacco user?"

I hope you all click on the link of the front page and let your feelings known about this bill