Cigarrette smuggling in Md.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Well you know, I am a registered independant!
I still think if cigs are legal, they should legalize weed and tax the hell out of it.
(yup, i did it, I opened that can of worms.)

I agree and I think it's heading that way eventually. Perhaps in our lifetime we'll see it.

[RedskinMike]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I agree and I think it's heading that way eventually. Perhaps in our lifetime we'll see it.

I think we will see it sooner rather than later. With the economy the way it is states like CA and NJ have looked into it. CA actually has a bill that they are trying to pass. Once one state passes it and if the federal government(With the administration now and withe the violence from the mexican drug cartels spilling over the borders they may be open to it) doesn't intervene other states will follow when they see the money that can be made. I think it will start in the west and move east with not all states doing it. But I think the first laws will be passed within 5 years.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by jsarno

Really? That's your argument? This is why I laugh. So tell you what, teach everyone to communicate in sign language, then you have an argument, until then, you can come up with an argument that holds a "tiny bit" of water other than your argument that is totally inept.

Yeah it was a stupid argument. That's because I was making fun of yours. It's all good when it's someone else, but when it's you, well . . . . That's wrong!

[tryfuhl]

Up in Michigan a lot of the Arabs and South Asians were getting caught smuggling cigarettes from North Carolina. They'd buy 999 cartons at a time to avoid the paperwork.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

If you smoke you're more likely to end up in the hospital in your elder years, costing Medicare more.

Just like car insurance where if you're prone to accidents you pay a higher premium, so should smokers because their hospital and pharmaceutical utilization is higher.

I don't care whether the additional tax revenue actually goes to Medicare, or goes somewhere else. Bottom line is it's only fair to pay more for risk coverage if you engage in riskier behavior.

I couldn't agree more. The follow-up would be difficult though.