Mutters in PA about taxing ecigs

[TomCatt]

citizensvoice.com/news/e-cigarette-tax-stirs-interest-1.1691035

 

[sonicdsl]

Hmmm... smokers quitting, revenue falling.... TAX THE ECIGS!

Starting to become a common occurrence. We must stop this foolishness at once!

 

[rothenbj]

They'll never get a dollar out of me, I've paid long enough and I'll never vote for anyone that thinks they will get away with this foolishness coming from the Democratic caucus. Enough is enough.

 

[SensesFailed]

Maybe.. JUST MAYBE.. This state shouldn't have pushed money into other stupid areas and they wouldn't have a shortfall. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, if Gov. Tom Corbett wasn't a complete .......... they wouldn't have this problem.

 

[TomCatt]

Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Financial provisions

Receipts by the states
States were to receive over $206 billion over 25 years:

Up-front payments - $12.742 billion.
Annual Payments, beginning April 15, 2000 - $183.177 billion through 2025.
Strategic Contribution Fund, 2008-2017 - $8.61 billion.
National Foundation ($250 million over 10 years).
Public Education Fund (at least $1.45 billion 2000-2003).
State Enforcement Fund ($50 million, one-time payment).
National Association of Attorneys General ($1.5 billion over next 10 years).
Payments by the Participating Manufacturers (PMs)

The amount of money that the PMs are required to annually contribute to the states varies according to several factors. All payments are based primarily on the number of cigarettes sold.

Guess what ... the number of cigarettes sold has been dropping in recent years

The cash cow is starting to dry up.

 

[SensesFailed]

Oh crap, we are losing money... better tax the thing that is getting people off analogs, but still pretend to care about public health.