216 Legislative Candidates Support $1 A Pack Cigarette Tax Hike
Two hundred sixteen (216) candidates for the Maryland General Assembly have signed a pledge to raise cigarette taxes next year by $1 a pack, disappointing a coalition of business groups that had asked candidates not to sign the promise.
There are enough incumbents and front-runners on the list to win passage of the measure in the state Senate and House of Delegates.
At least one of the candidates on the list, the rare Republican signatory, said he would only vote for the hike if other taxes were lowered. More
As a Virginian, I applaud this increase in MD's cigarette tax. As long as MD keeps doing it, we will NEVER need to raise OUR taxes. Our increase in sales - and thereby the income we recieve on taxes - will more than cover any possible tax increase we could levy. Thank you, Marylanders. Keep voting those guys in office!
The one Republican must be smoking something if he thinks Democrats will agree to lowering other taxes!
ReplyDeleteJust another tax to send business out of State. When will they ever learn?
ReplyDeleteBet they're all from out of state. Wonder how they'll make up the lost revenue if it passes.
ReplyDeleteNothing like goughing drug addicts, who would forgo buying groceries for their kids before they quit their habit.
ReplyDeleteMore taxes. Who is surprised?
Buy all my skoal in De. Good for them folks. The liberals don't get it. People will only put up with so much before they move on.
ReplyDeleteDrive to Delaware or Virginia to get em. Problem solved
ReplyDeleteShould do like New York and make cigs $10.00 a pack.
ReplyDeleteremember folks, when the cig tax dries up, they will tax other things. they cant live without the money
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ReplyDeleteremember folks, when the cig tax dries up, they will tax other things. they cant live without the money
May 29, 2014 at 12:37 PM
They need to learn to quit spending money.
As a Virginian, I applaud this increase in MD's cigarette tax.
ReplyDeleteAs long as MD keeps doing it, we will NEVER need to raise OUR taxes. Our increase in sales - and thereby the income we recieve on taxes - will more than cover any possible tax increase we could levy.
Thank you, Marylanders. Keep voting those guys in office!
Keep raising them means less medical bills for me to pay.
ReplyDeleteI vote $2 a pack and watch the health of many improve.
Delaware & Virginia will take up any slack ...& make MILLIONS while they're at it.
ReplyDeleteAMEN, 8:16.
ReplyDeleteMaryland is good at killing business.
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