The cigarette excise tax that tobacco companies must pay the federal government rose Wednesday by 61.6 cents per pack, or $6.16 per carton. The tax now comes to about $10.10 per carton, or $1.01 per pack.
I think now it's fair to charge for or decline someones request for a cigarette! Especially in NYC where each cig is now worth about 50 cents. I mean come one, you gotta take a loan out to buy a carton and no banks are even giving out loans! I bum cigs but I usually drive so I find it's a fair trade. And I definitely always hit up the Marlboro or Camel people handing out free cigs (and no they don't report you to your insurance company!) I wonder if this will make people smoke less? Not sure, I only know that Im going to be using the line, "Oh sorry this is my LAST one!" a lot more often....
(Incidentally on this day in 1970, President Richard Nixon signed legislation officially banning cigarette ads on television and radio forever. So thanks to him I get some awesome gifts and free cigs from Camel. Sweet)
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