Massachusetts cigar excise tax

[Paddy]

The most honorable Governor Deval Patrick has proposed
Raising the cigar tax from the current 30% to a whopping 110%.
I have come to the following conclusions.

1) The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a gaping shit hole.
2) The Honorable Deval Patrick does not smoke cigars, but does take it in the ass.

[badwhale]

The most honorable Governor Deval Patrick has proposed
Raising the cigar tax from the current 30% to a whopping 110%.
I have come to the following conclusions.

1) The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a gaping shit hole.
2) The Honorable Deval Patrick does not smoke cigars, but does give it in the ass.

fixed that for ya

[Cigarbear]

Damn! I thought WA taxes were bad...

[Paddy]

fixed that for ya

Thank you,
I believe we are both right. Mr Patrick both pitches & catches.
In fact I think he is presently working a glory hole in P-town.

[Paddy]

The tax will be more that the cost of the cigar it's self !
It's just unbelievable!

[ndv21]

Solution, don't buy your cigars in MA. Online my friend. Sorry to hear about this.

[ashauler]

Solution, don't buy your cigars in MA. Online my friend. Sorry to hear about this.

And kill the local B/M's? Tobacconists have mouths to feed too.

[Paddy]

Solution, don't buy your cigars in MA. Online my friend. Sorry to hear about this.

I buy about 85% of my cigars online now. But nothing beats walking into a B&M and smelling the cigars , looking at them & maybe sitting down and having a smoke. I enjoy having a cigar at the local cigar lounge/ B&M.

[EdgeMan]

The most honorable Governor Deval Patrick has proposed
Raising the cigar tax from the current 30% to a whopping 110%.

Bums me out from down here!
I agree with everyone though, I still support my local B&M even after joining here and then I started purchasing more online about the same time I joined CS. I still support the locals though. it is indeed nice to go inside and shoot da shit and have a smoke, however , if they take it too far we will find "cigar bars" that most people bring there own smokes in! It will be a sad day.

Edge.. Donald (Identity crisis)

[craig]

Ah, Mass. Boston is the American city that is most, well, Canadian :-).

Now you'll have similar prices :rofl:

[Smoked!]

That's sick.

I believe we Americans threw an oppressive regime out of Boston once before over unfair taxation... mid-1770's I think...

[Paddy]

That's sick.

I believe we Americans threw an oppressive regime out of Boston once before over unfair taxation... mid-1770's I think...

What is fucked up is - I can't VOTE. I'm a green card guy.

[MarineOne]

What is fucked up is - I can't VOTE. I'm a green card guy.

Well a little time can fix that, so it's not that much of a problem.


Unfortunately the only true fix is to eliminate only one party.

The party of the incumbent.

We need term limits. It's time for new ideas and new perspectives, not this nanny state garbage coming to us from across the pond. It's time we had actual innovation, and not this pipe dream of hope and change.

[ndv21]

What is fucked up is - I can't VOTE. I'm a green card guy.

I'm in the same boat you are Paddy.

[Paddy]

I'm in the same boat you are Paddy.

I hold a FM3 Visa for Mexico as well. I'm starting to think that may be a better option down the road.

[nhcigarfan]

There are some good ones right over the boarder.

[EGeekBMe]

The most honorable Governor Deval Patrick has proposed
Raising the cigar tax from the current 30% to a whopping 110%.
I have come to the following conclusions.

Paddy. Did his proposed tax rape ever get approved?

[Paddy]

Paddy. Did his proposed tax rape ever get approved?

I don't think they have voted on next year’s budget yet.
They threaten 110% and will settle for 60% I imagine.