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<blockquote data-quote="sofarsogood" data-source="post: 19388997" data-attributes="member: 229304">Here is the problem with a 40 cents per ml tax using my situation as an example.&nbsp; I vape 5 ml DIY per day x 365 days = 1825 ml per year x 1.1 cents per ml = $20.07.&nbsp; Anybody can make liquid for my cost of ingredients.&nbsp; Now add the tax.&nbsp; 40 cents x 1825 ml = $730.00.&nbsp; What happens when you put a $730 tax on $20 worth of a product so easy to make and that&#039;s in demand?&nbsp; The governor is not that stupid.&nbsp; It&#039;s in his budget proposal as a bargaining chip.&nbsp; And this is the problem with any e liquid tax.&nbsp; Either the retailers absorb the cost so liquid prices stay the same (no deterrance for kids) or the tax is ridiculously high and there is a black market.&nbsp; This is why the only solution to the tobacco excise tax problem is to protect cigarettes by banning vaping which is exactly what the FDA is attempting to do.&nbsp; Stealth is my style these days.[ATTACH=full]645457[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sofarsogood, post: 19388997, member: 229304"] Here is the problem with a 40 cents per ml tax using my situation as an example. I vape 5 ml DIY per day x 365 days = 1825 ml per year x 1.1 cents per ml = $20.07. Anybody can make liquid for my cost of ingredients. Now add the tax. 40 cents x 1825 ml = $730.00. What happens when you put a $730 tax on $20 worth of a product so easy to make and that's in demand? The governor is not that stupid. It's in his budget proposal as a bargaining chip. And this is the problem with any e liquid tax. Either the retailers absorb the cost so liquid prices stay the same (no deterrance for kids) or the tax is ridiculously high and there is a black market. This is why the only solution to the tobacco excise tax problem is to protect cigarettes by banning vaping which is exactly what the FDA is attempting to do. Stealth is my style these days. [ATTACH=full]645457[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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