# Why pass our overdue budget when we can just jack up the taxes on tobacco?

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**Created:** [June 21, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-pass-our-overdue-budget-when-we-can-just-jack-up-the-taxes-on-tobacco/252839 "2010-06-21T20:07:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-pass-our-overdue-budget-when-we-can-just-jack-up-the-taxes-on-tobacco/252839/28 "2010-06-22T06:33:42Z")

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> [@Saab 900, before & after](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/saab-900-before-after/32841/14):
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> Well its a side effect of this bill that many small businesses are going to go out of business, obviously big tobacco companies will feel it too but they wont be biting the dust from this bill like cigar shops will. NYS is probably the least friendly small business state in the country.

Misinterpreted.  
I thought u said tax small businesses, before raising tax on tobacco.  
In many cases, they are both the same thing.

Start buying online- Russian/Ukranian Marlboro’s are only ~$20/carton !

Not a smoker, but had friends in college buying cartons and selling packs.  
They made a good deal of money selling packs for $5

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