As stated earlier, and seems to have gotten lost in this thread, is that this bill will never pass. With the veto-gate system that we have set up in our lawmaking bodies, this bill will certainly never get anywhere. It fails, what my legislation/statutory interpretation professor liked to call, the "laugh test."
Seriously, the main push of this bill is to increase the tax on cigarettes. 39 cents to $1 a pack (or that's how my tired mind read the article). This is what the proposer of the bill wanted to come out of this, the cigar tax is along for the ride and will most likely be cut out, or cut significantly down before this ever sees a vote.
What caught my eye the most in this article is that our president wants to veto this bill, not because of the tax on cigarettes, not because of the tax on cigars, but because he doesn't want to federally fund health care to children who are non-indigent........ Yay us. I feel so proud to be part of this country sometimes...... sigh.
Seriously, the main push of this bill is to increase the tax on cigarettes. 39 cents to $1 a pack (or that's how my tired mind read the article). This is what the proposer of the bill wanted to come out of this, the cigar tax is along for the ride and will most likely be cut out, or cut significantly down before this ever sees a vote.
What caught my eye the most in this article is that our president wants to veto this bill, not because of the tax on cigarettes, not because of the tax on cigars, but because he doesn't want to federally fund health care to children who are non-indigent........ Yay us. I feel so proud to be part of this country sometimes...... sigh.