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Sunday, June 01, 2014

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. 

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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

The one Republican must be smoking something if he thinks Democrats will agree to lowering other taxes!

Anonymous said...

Just another tax to send business out of State. When will they ever learn?

Anonymous said...

Bet they're all from out of state. Wonder how they'll make up the lost revenue if it passes.

lmclain said...

Nothing like goughing drug addicts, who would forgo buying groceries for their kids before they quit their habit.
More taxes. Who is surprised?

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Drive to Delaware or Virginia to get em. Problem solved

Anonymous said...

Should do like New York and make cigs $10.00 a pack.

Anonymous said...

remember folks, when the cig tax dries up, they will tax other things. they cant live without the money

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
remember 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.

Anonymous said...

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!

Anonymous said...

Keep raising them means less medical bills for me to pay.
I vote $2 a pack and watch the health of many improve.

Anonymous said...

Delaware & Virginia will take up any slack ...& make MILLIONS while they're at it.

Anonymous said...

AMEN, 8:16.

Anonymous said...

Maryland is good at killing business.