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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:03 PM Original message |
SCHIP ? Who are they taxing to pay for it? |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Your not missing anything! |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. The tobacco tax is popular because it affects a shringking percentage of the population |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It's always been popular to pick on an unpopular minority. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Isn't 'somebody else' going to have to pay for it no matter what? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. How about EVERYONE according to their ability to pay??? |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Think it of paying ahead for the extra medical costs |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. The taxes levied on tobacco already more than cover all such alleged costs ... |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Thank you, TahitiNut. |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Easy to avoid those taxes just quit smoking... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Sin Taxes don't work and it's unfair |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. What do you base your opinion? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I already posted the links to the study about health care costs |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. It's only regressive for those who choose to pay it |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Utter and total nonsense. |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Don't Get Me Started |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I think the ante needs to be upped then..... |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Well, if it's a shrinking tax base shouldn't they use a more stable base? |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Agree, its a bad idea |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Exactly, I hate the pressure |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. One of the things I learned about creating good public policy |
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PDenton (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Agreed |
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rubberducky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. OK so they raise tobacco taxes by $20..00 a carton. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Please swear that if you lived a life of abject poverty |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Affluent folks take a week in the Bahamas. Poor folks get numb for a couple hours. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It is fucking unreal What is the MATTER with people. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. No shit!! |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. What Are You Missing? Compassion |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Thank you, Catchawave, |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. How do you know it was her cash? |
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